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The shot was taken in Philopappos hill, this hill is full of remains of the ancient city of Athens, as it was used for for homebuilding and the building of the great wall that protected the Ancient city of Athens from 400bc and later.
The monument that appears at the distance is the monument of Philoppapos.
The monument of Philopappos is dated to 114-116 A.D. It was erected by the Athenians in honor of the great benefactor of their city, the exiled prince of Commagene, Julius Antiochus Philopappos who settled in Athens, became a citizen and assumed civic and religious offices. According to Pausanias, the monument was built on the same site where Mousaios was formerly buried.
The monument measures 9.80 x 9.30 m. and contains the burial chamber. It is built of white Pentelic marble on a socle 3.08 m. high, made of poros stone and veneered with slabs of Hymettian marble. The north side of the monument, which was visible from the Acropolis, was the facade, and beared lavish architectural decoration. The monument was preserved almost intact as late as the 15th century A.D. when Cyriacus of Ancona visited the site and copied the five inscriptions on the facade. The three inscriptions below the statues record the names of the persons represented. The central figure is Philopappos, son of Epiphanes, on the left is Antiochus, son of king Antiochus, and on the right was king Seleucus Nicator, son of Antiochus.

Nikon D50
Nikkor 18-55mm
Cokin P121 + 120
Hoya Skylight Filter
10 vertical shots stiched together.
Shutter: 1/10
Apperture: f/11
EV: 0
Longitutde: 23°43'17.22"E
Latitude: 37°58'2.45"N
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Oh yeah. I love this capture of brilliant light.

The shading is great and adds alot to the photo. Wisely composed as well. :+fav:

Oh btw, thanks for providing all that info!
Thanks for the comments :)
Great colours and a brilliant picture, too bad in my opinion that the top of the tree gets cropped.
Thank you for the history lesson too :D

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I know that stupid tree, lol i could not backup any further because i was at the edge (other side goes down lol).
Lovely photo! A great way to play with light and shadows! :clap:

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you are amazing at stitching shots together....

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