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Argos
The Town Hall
Railway Station
The Municipal Market
Konstantopoulos Mansion
Trikoupis Mansion
Kapodistrias Public School
Xintaropoulos Building
Kapodistrias Barracks
Church of Aghios Ioannis Prodromos
Church of Aghios Konstantinos
Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
The Church of Panaghia Portokalousa (Katekekrymeni)
Panaghia of the Castle
Aghios Petros Cathedral and Central Square
Kefalari and Erasinos River
The Archaelogical Museum (Kallergeio)
The Courthouse Square
The Street Market
The Ancient Theatre
Serapeio-Asklipeio-Baths A
Theatre with the Straight Rows of Seats
The Temple of Aphrodite
The Ancient Agora of Argos
Hypostyle Chamber
The Northern Arcade and the Theatre of the Agora
The War Memorial
The South Arcade and Palaestra
Stadium Track
The Dome and the Nymphaeum of Argos
Monument D
The Agora's Drain
Monument M
Larissa and the Castle
Prophet Elias Hill (the Shield)-Deiras-Prehistoric Times
Temple of Athena Oxyderkes and Apollo Deiradiotis
The Criterion, the Nymphaeum and the Aqueduct
Gordon Residence
Residence of General Dimitris Tsokris
The Diamantopoulos Residence
The Baths A
The Odeon
The Square Nymphaeum
The Hellenic Pyramid of Ellinikos

ΑΡΓΟΣ - Larissa and the Castle

One of the most impressive castles in Greece dominates Larissa Hill in Argos, and overlooks the whole of the Argolidan plane. The top of the hill must have already been fortified during Mycenaean times; however the oldest surviving evidence of fortification dates from Hellenistic times. The traveller, Pausanias, mentions two temples which were dedicated to the worship of Zeus Larissaios and Athena Polias. The fortified Acropolis fell into the hands of successive conquerors of the region: Romans, Goths and Slavs. The Byzantines founded a new strong fort, which at many points was built on the ancient one. From the 13th to 15th century, the conquerors who followed: the Franks, Venetians and Ottomans, reinforced or repaired the fortifications leaving an indelible mark of their passing. After these successive interventions the castle has two bailies or courtyards. The outer one has a length of 200m and the interior one a length of around 70m. The Castle of Argos played a major role during the revolution of 1821. 700 Greek fighters led by Alexandros Ypsilandis barricaded themselves inside in order to delay the Ottoman forces of Dramalis. Meanwhile, the illustrious warlord, Theodoros Kolokotronis, managed to gather together an army and crushed the Ottoman forces in the legendary battle of Dervenakia.