A Preview
"Out at the far eastern tip of the rock there's a viewing platform with a big Greek flag on a tall pole and the whole city spread out below it. That flagpole is where, on the twenty-seventh of April, nineteen forty-one, German soldiers raised the swastika over Athens. Greece had fought off an Italian invasion for months, until the German army came south and broke through."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
Tour Stops
Follow the full Fingerprints on the Parthenon route.
Hear the full story at The Belvedere and the Flagpole
This is just one of 10 stops on the Fingerprints on the Parthenon tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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