1896 Gallery - Greece

Children observing the start of the first modern marathon.
de Coubertin Collection


Greece's Olympic Stadium, 1894
de Coubertin Collection


Olympic Stadium (reverse view)
Greece's Spiridon Louys has just won the marathon.
The Bettmann Archive


de Coubertin Collection


Greece's Ministers Delyannis and Tricoupis disagreed
over the country's hosting of the Games.
de Coubertin Collection