Monuments of Athens before Mass Tourism

Shot some time before 1925 and maybe as early as 1911, this film illuminates the difference in experience between the select few who could witness the world's sights in the past and the managed, processed experience of the many who can afford to visit them now. Children climb and play on the monuments and old locals sun themselves on the ancient stones. There are no crowds of tourists led by guides with flags and microphones. But of course both types of experience are totally alien to those expected by the original builders. (Note There is nothing about the Acropolis in the film because Pathé also issued "The Acropolis of Athens" hopefully I will be able to add it to this collection later.)