Vangelis - The Opening Ceremony of Athens 1997 (Part 7of9)

The Panathenean Stadium (Panathinaiko Stadio) of Athens, a 90,000 spectator, ancient all-marble stadium, was the site of the Opening Ceremony of the 6th IAAF World Championships in Athletics of 1997 held in Athens. The concept of the ceremony, the direction, the artistic and musical supervision was solely by Vangelis Papathanasiou. The European News Channel Euronews airing long parts of the ceremony at the Panathenean Stadium, characterized the Opening Ceremony of the 6th World Championships in Athlet