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2008-10-11ca Syntagma

Syntagma (Constitution) square ("Platia Sintagmatos"), Athens, Greece.

Situated about a third of the way between the Acropolis and Lykavittos Hill, and to the North of the Arch of Hadrian and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Square is named for the constitution that the autocratic King Otto was forced to grant following a militarily backed popular uprising in 1843 (the king would be deposed twenty years later). The square is the oldest and most significant square in modern Athens, adjacent as it is to the the Old Royal Palace, now the house of the Hellenic Parliament, and in 2010-2012 would become the site of a series of rallies and "Occupy" movements, protesting the worsening economic situation, and the cuts made by the Greek parliament.

Taken with my Nikon D40, fitted with a Nikkor AFS DX 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6G II lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.

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Taken in: Ελλάδα / Attica / Athens / Syntagma (show map)

Taken on: October 11, 2008

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Camera: Nikon D40, f/3.5, 1/25 sec, 18mm (=27mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40
Aperture:	f/3.5
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	18mm (35mm equivalent: 27mm)
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Not Defined
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Contrast:	Low
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	PhotoScape
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