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Standing (stoa) (Greek Στοά - “portico”) - in ancient architecture, a long gallery-portico, usually with one or two rows of columns and with a wall on one of the long sides of a covered colonnade. Standing (stoa) of Attala is a stoa in Athens agora. It was built by the Pergamon king Attalus II (reigned in 159–138 BC) and named after him. Now in its place is a modern mock-up (it was erected as a gift to Athens from the Pergamon king Attalus II, who once studied here. In 267, the stoa was destroyed by the Herul tribe. Its ruins became part of the defensive fortifications of the city for a long time. Traces of the existence of the Attal stoa were discovered during excavations conducted by the Greek Archaeological Society between 1859 and 1902. In 1950, the stoa was recreated by the American School of Classical Studies in Athens with the support of the Rockefellers as the Museum of Antique the mountains.
gerasimos_74 08/05/2019 03:53
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