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"On the corner of Monastiraki Square, the low building with the arched porch and the small dome is a mosque, built by the Ottoman governor of Athens in seventeen fifty-nine. Right beside it, running along the street, is a tall wall of gray stone with a row of columns standing in front of it. That's the outside of Hadrian's Library, built by the Roman emperor more than sixteen centuries earlier."
Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.
The Reveal
This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.
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Hear the full story at The Tzistarakis Mosque
This is just one of 11 stops on the The Village That Appeared Overnight tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.
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