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Infobox!

Hi all, I think this entry urgently needs a city infobox to comply with common wikipedia standards for city entries!

As for Skyscrapers, there is the "Athens Tower" and the "Pireaus tower", the former of which was the tallest building in the Balkans at the time of completion (1971). The latter is said to be on hold due to structural stability problems. All in all though, these two buildings hardly constitute skyscrapers worth mention by any global standards. --alx_bio 11:41, 23 August 2005

In any case, despite whatever beautiful sights the city offers at street level or the nice views of the mountains surrounding the city (making up what is known as the "Attika plain"), the lack of a world-class highrise skyline even on location away from the historic center is nowadays notable and does not add to the city's image and future aspirations as a regional metropolital and financial center, in contrast to other neighbouring cities in the region like Istanbul or Belgrade. (UTC)

polikatikies

Athens is dominated by concrete modernist appartment blocks - all virtually identicle - called polikatikies (plural for polykatikia, aka multi-appartment building in Greek.) They are everywhere and are the undenyable image of the city and should be atleast mentioned (the Greek word)as that is what most of Athens consists of. Besides this it is also obvious that more then 4 million people live there.

Replaced Pano

I replaced the panorama taken from Lykkabetus hill with one from the exact same angle but less choppy. Looks much better.

Please replace photos in toolbox

Please put a photo of acropolis (larger than the previous,aphoto of the area and the city's seal.Thank you.

Olympics

Hey could we get some information about the downside of the Olympics? I have read in multiple other sources that it was very bad for the Athenian economy.

Added a template

I created and added a Landmarks in Athens template.

Mistake on the extreme Athenian temperatures.

I believe there is a mistake regarding the extreme temperature ever recorded in Athens metropolitan area.The highest temperature ever recorded is 48C in Tatoi and Eleusina according to the national weather service and it was recorded in July 1987 and July 1977.There is a link of the national weather service.Most people believe that the record was the temperature we had last week.IT IS A MISTAKE PLEASE CORRECT IT.

Location of Athens

Take a look at the red point showing the loc. of Athens in Greece, correct it

Cradle of Western Civilization???

Just because the BBC said so? Western Civ did not come into existence until about 400 AD, and had no direct connection to Athens whatsoever, which is far, far to the East. Athens is a member of the Greco-Roman Civilization, not Western Civilization, and though much may have been exchanged, these are two distinct cultures. Can we clear this up in this article? Jcchat66 (talk) 16:55, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

Sure, let's clear it up... --   Avg    23:04, 8 April 2008 (UTC)

What!?!?!?!?!?!? Since when did the Greeks stop being included in Western Civilization? _{El Greco} 01:01, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Considering that were it not for the Greeks defeating Xerxes, there would be no western civilisation to speak of, where is the problem? Dr.K. (talk) 01:58, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

There are no words for how stupid I believe this member who has attempted to detach the founders of Western Civilisation with anything to do with Western Civilisation. Reaper7 (talk) 19:43, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Let's not get personal. He wanted an answer, he got his answer. No reason to get bitter.--   Avg    20:09, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

Lets not throw accusations now of personal insults. There is a time and a place for political correctness, this is not it. If anything, political correctness defending such a member is dangerous here I am afraid. This is the most ridiculous statement i have heard on Wiki in a long time, I am allowed my opinion, I think it is a stupid statement. Lets not defend it in anyway, even if one's heart must be political correct to defend him. Reaper7 (talk) 20:31, 9 April 2008 (UTC)

I am sorry but I agree with Reaper7 here, this is one of the most stupid comments I have ever heard. AVG, do not attempt to bring political correct nagging into this section, the guy is off his head clearly and Reaper7 and the others are justified saying it.

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