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Medieval tower - Oinoi, Greece

Medieval tower - Oinoi, Greece

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DailyMadness, on August 4, 2008, said:

Oinoi (Greek: Οινόη), also Inoi, accented form: Oinói is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. It is part of the Athens and area. The name dates back to ancient times as Oenoe and is located near the modern settlement of Oinoi. The area around Oinoi has farmlands in the valley areas, the mountains including Pateras dominates the rest of the area around Oinoi and has forests as well especially in the mountain ranges of Makri Oros (850 m) to the southwest and Pastra (1,061 m). Mandra is located about 25 km northwest of Athens, about 5 km north of Elefsina, ENE of Corinth and southeast of SSE of Thiva.

At the entrance of the village is the above tower called "Friktoria". According to Aeschylus the news about the capture of the city of Troy were transmitted with the lighting of fires on the mountain tops or on this tower top. One of these towers was the above

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© Nikitas Diamadis, on August 5, 2008, said:

και για να μή ξεχνιόμαστε ...

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EVA_L, on August 7, 2008, said:

Thanks, dear Marina for interesting information!

Greetings from Ukraine. Eva

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Nikos Grigoropoulos, on August 9, 2008, said:

Συγχαρητήρια για το ιστορικό σημείωμα, το εφαρμόζω κι εγώ σε φωτογραφίες ιστορικών κτιρίων κι όχι μόνο, με μιά μικρή διαφορά, τα κείμενα μου ειναι Ελληνικά.

Πέρα από τα ιστορικά στοιχεία και η φωτογραφία σου είναι υπέροχη σε σύνθεση και χρώμα τοπίου.

Σε χαιρετώ από την Κέρκυρα, Νίκος

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DailyMadness, on August 17, 2008, said:

Νικο Γρηγορόπουλε, ευχαριστώ πολύ για τα σχόλια. Την ιδέα για τα ιστορικά σημειώματα την πήρα απο τον Purdey12345, τον έχω στους συνδέσμους μου. Η ιστορική ή έστω μία απλή περιγραφή του θέματος της φωτογραφίας, δίνει άλλο τόνο στον παρατηρητή!.

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picsonthemove, on September 2, 2008, said:

I like your explanaitons

Voted

Ciao

picsonthemove

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Marina Sp., on September 8, 2008, said:

thank you picsonthemove for the vote.Your contest pictures are just GREAT.

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Nikos Grigoropoulos, on September 14, 2008, said:

Μαρίνα επανέρχομαι για να ψηφίσω αυτήν την όμορφη φωτογραφία. Σε χαιρετώ Νίκος

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jadransko, on September 14, 2008, said:

VOTED! :)

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  • Uploaded on August 4, 2008
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    • Camera: SONY DSC-T50
    • Taken on 2008/08/02 09:28:42
    • Exposure: 0.002s (1/640)
    • Focal Length: 6.33mm
    • F/Stop: f/5.600
    • ISO Speed: ISO125
    • Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
    • No flash