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Contents 1 Infobox! 2 Replaced Pano 3 Please replace photos in toolbox 4 Olympics 5 Added a template 6 Mistake on the extreme Athenian temperatures. 7 Location of Athens

[edit] 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)

[edit] Replaced Pano

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Added a template

I created and added a Landmarks in Athens template.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Location of Athens

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