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The Greek Archaeological Society, excavating the site after 1882, laid bare
the whole of the sacred precinct, which included the Great Propylaea, a 2 nd -
century-AD copy of the central building of the Propylaea on the Acropolis of
Athens. It also traced its extensions at various periods and revealed successive
stages in the structure of the Telesterion, or Hall of Initiation, first built in late
Mycenaean times, before 1000 BC
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52 nd Lodge to receive this Gavel
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Or. of Patras
Information about Patras;
Patras is Greece’s third largest urban area and the regional capital of West
Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens.
The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking theGulf
of Patras.
Patras
The Patras Metropolitan Area is a conurbation of 222,460
inhabitants, while its urban area, contained within the Patras municipality,
had a population of 202,757 (in 2001). The core settlement has a history
spanning four millennia. In the Roman period it had become a
cosmopolitan centre of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to
Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew’s martyrdom.
Dubbed Greece’s Gate to the West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and
communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and
one Technological Institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras a major scientific centre
with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras’ easternmost
suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.
Every year, in February, the city hosts one of Europe’s largest and most colourful carnivals ; notable features of
the Patras Carnival include its mammoth-sized satirical floats and extravagant balls and parades, enjoyed by
hundreds of thousands of visitors in a pleasant Mediterranean climate. Patras is also famous for supporting an
indigenous cultural scene active mainly in the performing arts and modern urban literature. It was European
Capital of Culture 2006.
Patras is located 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens by road, 94 km (58 mi) northeast of Pyrgos, 7 km (4 mi)
south of Rio, 134 km (83 mi) west of Corinth, 77 kilometers northwest of Kalavryta, and 144 km (89 mi)
northwest of Tripoli.
A central feature of the urban geography of Patras is its division into upper and lower sections. This is the result
of an interplay between natural geography and human settlement patterns; the lower section of the city (Kato
Poli), which includes the 19 th century urban core and the port, is adjacent to the sea and stretches between the
estuaries of the rivers of Glafkos and Haradros. It is built on what was originally a bed of river soils and driedup
swamps. The older upper section (Ano Poli) covers the area of the pre-modern settlement, around the
Fortress, on what is the last elevation of Mount Panachaikon (1,926 m (6,319 ft)) [2] before the Gulf of Patras.
Climate:
Patras has a Mediterranean climate. It features the typical mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers, with spring
and autumn being pleasant transitional seasons. Autumn in Patras, however, is wetter than spring.
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All of the five Lodges that this Travelling Gavel was presented into in Greecs failed to send back any
information about their Lodges ane their part of the world