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The church of Dafni monastery from the northeast.

The telesterion of the Temple of Demetra in Eleusis, from the west. The small church of Panagia Mesosporitissa in the distance.

Lake Trichonis. The ancient city of Thermos on the hill tops.

The city and castle of Amphissa (Salona) from the south.

Delphi before the excavations of the French School of Archaeology. The church of Profitis Ilias and the village of Kastri. Drawing by Edward Dodwell, 1805.

The Gymnasium of Delphi with Phaedriades in the background.

Delphi. The theatre, the foundations of the Temple of Apollo, the Athenian treasury and the road to Arachova.

The Castalian spring in Delphi, with niches for votive offerings.

The stadium of Delphi.

The Athenian treasury in Delphi, from the east.

The monastery of Hosios Loukas in Phocis, from the west.

The crypt of Hosios Loukas monastery.

The church of Scripou in Orchomenus, from the west.

The exterior of the church of Panagia Scripou in Orchomenus. Band with byzantine inscriptions and decorative elements.

Interior of tholos tomb of Orchomenus (2nd millenium BCE); the main entrance and the entrance to the funerary chamber.

The monument of the Lion of Chaeronea, restored in the years 1902-1903.

The port of Piraeus and the bay of Salamis from the Pnyx, 1836.

The port of Piraeus and its environs, 1832.

View of Piraeus in 1850.

The port of Piraeus in 1850.

Piraeus in 1860.

King George visits SMS Serapis.

The port of Piraeus in 1875.

The port of Piraeus in 1857.

H.M.S. Serapis leaves Piraeus carrying Edward Prince of Wales, later Edouard VII and his spouse Alexandra, sister to king George of Greece, after the end of their visit to Greece.