Piraeus top container port in the Eastern Mediterranean. The city hosted events in both the 1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens. The University of Piraeus is one of the largest universities in Greece. Piraeus, which roughly means 'the place over the passage', has been inhabited since the 26th century BC. In prehistoric times, Piraeus was a rocky island consisting of the steep hill of Munichia, modern-day Kastella, and was connected to the mainland by a low-lying stretch of land that was flooded with sea water most of the year, and used as a salt field whenever it dried up.
Port Tampa City Library Also outside the building are the Port Tampa City Benches, commissioned in 1998 through Hillsborough County's Public Art Program. The benches, fabricated by artist Susan B. Gott, consist of 28 kiln cast, multi-colored glass tiles set in steel. Port Tampa City Library The Port Tampa City Library is an historic building in Tampa, Florida. Located at 4902 W. Commerce St., it is a neighborhood branch in the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System. The original library building, located at 8611 Interbay Boulevard, was staffed and operated by volunteers from the Woman's Club and Civic Association of Port Tampa City from 1951