Built of white marble in the shape of a horseshoe, it
stands opposite the National Garden. The first Stadium to be built on this site was
constructed of wood in 330 B.C. The marble structure, of which the present day Stadium
(Stadio) is a faithful replica, was built by Herodes Atticus. It was used as a venue for
the athletic games held during the feast of Panathenaea, hence its name Panathenaikon. The
modern Stadium was built between 1869 and 1870 for the first Olympic Games held in modern
times in 1896.
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