[Academy of Athens, 1]

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Photograph of taken near the entrance to the Academy of Athens, looking up toward the top of the building, which is a Neoclassical style with detailed sculptures of figures in the pediment and fluted Ionic columns across the front entryway; another sculpture is partially visible on the roof, above the pediment. On the right side of the image, there is a statue of Socrates, seated in a chair and posing with his chin on his right fist, looking down toward the ground. A statue of Apollo on a column is partially visible behind and to the right of Socrates. This … continued below

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 35 mm.

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Creator: Unknown. 1966.

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Photograph of taken near the entrance to the Academy of Athens, looking up toward the top of the building, which is a Neoclassical style with detailed sculptures of figures in the pediment and fluted Ionic columns across the front entryway; another sculpture is partially visible on the roof, above the pediment. On the right side of the image, there is a statue of Socrates, seated in a chair and posing with his chin on his right fist, looking down toward the ground. A statue of Apollo on a column is partially visible behind and to the right of Socrates. This photograph was taken during a Texas Boys Choir trip.

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1 photograph : positive, col. ; 35 mm.

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George Bragg Boy Choir Collection

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  • 1966

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  • April 3, 2024, 4:39 p.m.

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  • Feb. 1, 2025, 3:44 a.m.

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  • 37.979918, 23.733794

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[Academy of Athens, 1], photograph, 1966; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2304026/: accessed April 21, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Music Library.

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