[Leica] More Greek remnants

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striking sights

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> On Dec 17, 2018, at 12:16 AM, Peter Klein via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
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> The Temple of Zeus, now in ruins, was an impressive piece of architecture.  Here's a museum model of what it looked like:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45435842985/in/dateposted-public/>
> And here's one of the colossal supporting human figures, called atlases.  Big fellow, isn't he?
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/32476335668/in/dateposted-public/>
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> I like this picture a lot. An agave plant sends its seed pods upward to populate the next generation. The fallen atlas just lies there.
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45435842195/in/dateposted-public/>
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> What's left of the temple now, after Carthaginian conquest, earthquakes, and quarrying:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/45435842785/in/dateposted-public/>
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/32476335318/in/dateposted-public/>
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> Rubble and remnant:
> <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24844563@N04/32476334938/in/dateposted-public/>
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> Click on any picture to enlarge. Olympus E-M5 and 20/1.7.  Apologies for the lousy weather.  Enjoy anyway!
> --Peter
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