Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

Athens, Greece – View of the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the historic all-marble venue of the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896.

The Runner, Stadio dei Marmi, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Marble stadium, The Music House, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

View of the Marble Stadium, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Marble Stadium built 1930 with the Farnese Palace in the back ground, Rome, Lazio, Italy, Europe

Panathenaic Stadium, original modern day Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece

Royal boxes used in 1896, Panathenaic Stadium, original modern day Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece

List of International Olympic Committee Presidents inscribed on marble plaque, Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece

List of summer Olympic Games dates and venues in Greek on marble plaque, Panathenaic Stadium, Athens, Greece

Seats in the Panathenaic Stadium, original modern day Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece

Steps and seats in the Panathenaic Stadium, original modern day Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece

Athlete statue with a ball at Stadio dei Marmi, Foro Italico, Rome, Italy, Europe

Close-up of fists of fighter statue at Stadio dei Marmi, Foro Italico, Rome, Italy, Europe

Close-up view of the iconic Colosseum against a blue sky, showing a marble plaque above the East Entrance dedicated to Christian martyrs; Rome, Lazio, Italy