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The greedy developers have big plans for Athens … and the White House.
Private Eye
In early September, the ALPHA group of travelers on the City Weekly Trip to Greece 2025—our first group of intrepid explorers, along with me—stood next to the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The BETA group, with a slightly different itinerary, would visit this same spot and see the same thing a few weeks later.
Rising about 9 miles due south is what is called the Ellinikon Riviera Tower. It is set to become not only the tallest building in Athens, but also the tallest seaside skyscraper in the entire Mediterranean.
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