Word: hymettus
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...above the Aegean, the British School next to the Normal School, the American towards the east next to the groves of the Asomaton. To the north rises the steep rock of Lycabettus, cutting off the winter winds; on the east, south and west stretches the unrivalled panoramafrom Pentelicus and Hymettus to Salamis. 'The view,' wrote the American Minister, 'is one of une of unequalled loveliness, even in this land of beauty.' Happily, the open ground on all sides promises to leave it to us forever. Moreover, the site is not only high, but dry, and, being what is practically virgin...
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