This structure, impressive in its size, included a great section of the central area of the Agora, covering older buildings such as the Odeion of Agrippa (ca. 15 B.C.) and parts of the Middle Stoa and of the South Stoa II. It contained a bathing establishment, surrounded by several rooms, two colonnaded courtyards, and a garden at the south. In all, the complex covered 13,500 m2. Its entrance facing the Panathenaic Way was monumental, with a triple opening and four pillars on which were placed the colossal statues of the Tritons and Giants from the Odeion. Originally the building was considered a gymnasium, but it was probably a palace, seat of a high administrative official. Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece.
Text: Archaeological site inscription.
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