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Leonidas is a sculpture of a hoplite made of Parian marble in 480–470 BC and unearthed in 1926. The sculpture was dubbed "Leonidas" by a local Greek workman after its discovery, in reference to Spartan king Leonidas I. It was found southwest of peribolos of the Athena Chalkioikos on the Acropolis of Sparta.
attractions: Central Square, Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil, Archaeological Museum of Sparta, Tomb of Leonidas, Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia, Acropolis of Ancient Sparta, Koumantarios Gallery of Sparta - Branch of the National Gallery, Manousakeio Museum, restaurants: Ministry Music Hall, Τσιπουράδικο το 50, Κεχριμπάρι, ΚΑΠΑΡΗ, Symmetron, Leonidas Grill House - Ψητοπωλείο Ο Λεωνίδας, Abbaeío, LOUCOULOS, Aeriko, Mr Donut
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Leonidas is a sculpture of a hoplite made of Parian marble in 480–470 BC and unearthed in 1926. The sculpture was dubbed "Leonidas" by a local Greek workman after its discovery, in reference to Spartan king Leonidas I. It was found southwest of peribolos of the Athena Chalkioikos on the Acropolis of Sparta.
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Now Spartans were Spartans... oops I mean, they were not into ostentatious displays as Athens or Thebes when it came to their city. They were a warrior force & spent much time on their warfare practices & not construction skills. The much famed fighting force have left many modern tourists bereft of memorable pictures thus the clever modern Greeks have erected this monstrous statue of a spartan warrior in his prime. No connection to any ancient war hero’s, say Leonidas the boss of 300 but it serves its touristy instagram purposes. My pics are also taken with the sole purpose... “I was there in Sparta” pics.
Ashim SenAshim Sen
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Ancient Sparta and its way of life is gone and today it is a small town in the countryside with a good nightlife and not particularly famous with tourists. The King Leonidas statue reminds us of a glorious era and it stands in front of the football stadium. When the Persians attacked at Thermopylae and told the Spartans and their allies to lay down their weapons, Leonidas' response, immortalised beneath his feet, was 'Molon labe' ('Come and get them').
Maurizio MuratoreMaurizio Muratore
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Sparta (sparti) is quite a fascinating place with a lot of history and amazing culture. Though there isn't to much to do during the winter time the statue of Leonidas is a really cool site to see and spectacular historical experience! It's a very detailed statue and has engraving below it with a brief expalination of who he is and when the statue was made. Overall a really cool place to visit and say you've experience first hand!
jonathon hounselljonathon hounsell
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We stopped here for some minutes on our way to Monemvasia, the statue looks marvellous but we were surprised that the real Leonidas does not look like Gerard Butler, 😂😂. But surely in real life was more impressive than the one in the movie If you are passing by close to Sparti, do not forget to visit the Leonidas Statue, and if you have a little bit more time maybe you can visit the Ancient Sparti Acropolis.
Carlos RangelCarlos Rangel
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The statue of Leonidas is very a impressive bronze statue and really really big. Also close to the ground so you can see it closer up then most conventional statues which are hicked up on pretty tall pillars. It was a quick 5 minute stop for us as the sun was really beating down that day and it can get very very hot. The statue is not too far from the entrance to the ancient Sparti town.
Antonia FulicaAntonia Fulica
10
As other have said, despite this being the birth place of the Spartan army, there is nothing really to see. The ruins are very small and only a few bricks. The statue is cool but outside the sports stadium. Sadly this was full of kids smoking crack and shouting and screaming (during the day). We stopped quickly to take a photo for fear of being mugged or worse, killed.
Jason GrossJason Gross
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Central Square
Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil
Archaeological Museum of Sparta
Tomb of Leonidas
Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
Acropolis of Ancient Sparta
Koumantarios Gallery of Sparta - Branch of the National Gallery
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Ministry Music Hall
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