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...Paul, of "nothing else but either to tell or to hear some new thing." A favorite meeting place in the ancient Agora was the huge and handsome Stoa of Attalus, a shedlike structure of classic, colonnaded beauty which was presented to the city by Attalus. King of Pergamum, in gratitude for the lessons learned in Athens in his student days...
...Stoa, a long, two-story promenade of white marble, was given to Athens by Attalus II, King of Pergamum (159-138 B.C.). On the second floor were 42 small shops, presumably serving the Athenian carriage trade. The ground floor behind the row of tall columns was a social and cultural center, where poets, philosophers and politicians met. With the help of about $1,000,000 of Rockefeller money matched by a like amount from other U.S. sources, the restorers are gathering the surviving stones. They are sure that they know enough to duplicate accurately almost the entire building...
...Second School of Pergamum" Professor Chase, New Fogg Large Lecture Hall...
...First School of Pergamum", Professor Chase, New Fogg Large Lecture Room...
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