Athens 2004 Opening Ceremony - Full Length | Athens 2004 Replays

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Relive the full Opening Ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens (Greece) that took place in the Olympic Stadium in Marousi! The guiding themes of this epic Opening Ceremony have been Heart Beat and Running.
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[@Pavk-vd9su]

The fact that the announcer in Greek says "Olympic Games welcome back home" its like greeting your child that has not come home for a long time

[@antoniopinzon-delcastillo2832]

@Dan Peds lĺ

[@AgentOfDarknes]

It's true though...

[@user-sy9rg7do9h]

Belive me i get chills every time i hear it

[@purena.noexiste]

when it was?

[@Tsantikos]

@@purena.noexiste 1.22 minute

[@juanantoniomoreno3409]

This was another level of cultural display. I mean, That was a living museum.

[@dimitrislb3518]

Thank you my friend for your kind words. I would warmly invite you in Athens!!!

[@ComradeHellas]

Aye, true that.

[@KindessisEternal]

It was just like seeing all the paintings and statues come to life!

[@debonidaniel]

was a history class.I remember that i was studying the early periods of human history on school and this opening ceremonies helped me.

[@alexandreale5179]

Ops

[@sheikGR]

This is not a ceremony. This is ART at its best form. I still get chills especially in the lighting of the flame. The way the cauldron essentially bows down to accept the flame, meaning that technology is and should be used only on serving humanity ... speechless

[@cassandramalvasia3629]

True

[@user-hu9nj9ru6s]

…..oooowuh! Yuck D K N Y

[@sofia3824]

19 years later. Still the best opening ceremony.

[@sompirongmei6826]

2008 Beijing is the best Opening Ceremony in History Fren.......

[@user-vl6ru7rp4o]

@@sompirongmei6826这个我感觉也很不错，简单而且很有文化气息

[@rounick28]

@@sompirongmei6826 Not even close. Not in the same league.

[@sarkisdoomov9465]

2014 Sochi

[@indiev.s.8896]

I agree with you 🏹

[@gpeddino]

"Citizens of the world, welcome to Athens! Olympic Games, welcome back to Greece!" *goosebumps all over*

[@eurobass8665]

I could cry hearing this

[@jfilesgraphics]

I know right?

[@georgiakagoura2928]

I almost cried hearing this

[@JohnnyLREACTS]

It gets me every time with the drums and the bouzouki. Every time lol.

[@hoangtung9205]

Can you guy tell me where this part is

[@SamsonSilvo]

Fun fact: According to Wikipedia, the footage of this very ceremony was *THE* first ever international HD television broadcast!

[@namursyid]

If you say the worldwide live broadcast one, yes. There were multiple attempt of HD broadcast before this, but mostly done locally, like in EBU board member and Japan. For the international one, it was prerecorded over and over for test purpose.

[@SamsonSilvo]

@@namursyid Yeah, I did mean "Worldwide" when I said "International" broadcast.

[@likesomania7162]

It was also the fist time in tv history showing a hologram the DNA-structure!

[@arturogrx8756]

I’m watching in 2024

[@PastPresented]

@@likesomania7162 Technically it wasn't a hologram, just four directable laser beams from German specialists Tarm, illuminating a hydroshield cloud of water mist; they also did the geometric shapes projected on the big giant head earlier.

[@jesusadrianpedrazanajera5001]

If I'm ever abducted by aliens I'll ask them to watch this.

[@phosphorusdaemon7]

😉

[@miastupid7911]

You made smile today, which was greatly needed. Thank you!

[@John-js2uj]

Agreed, probably the best display of humanity’s potential

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

Best Comment!!! 💙

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

@@John-js2uj Yes !!! 💯

[@MinYoonGil]

Still the best opening ceremony of the Olympics.

[@ronalddee_reagan]

No other country could stage an unforgettable, unmatched, and unbeatable Opening Ceremony than its Original Birth Country in Greece. The artistic section reminded us that Greece gave birth to human knowledge such as Math, Sciences, Sculpture, and the beauty of the human body. This should had been Athens 1996 instead of Atlanta 1996, which is totally forgettable despite being the Centennial Games. Hope that when the Games reached its every 100th Year Anniversary, it should return to Greece like 2096, 2196, 2296, ..........

[@bban120214]

It is not a Ceremony, They are performing the ART

[@Lisa-zi6hb]

@@muhammedozdemir4226 since when are myceaneans Turks?

[@Lisa-zi6hb]

@@muhammedozdemir4226 Without knowing anatolian culture? Please think before you talk I suppose you are Turkish?so yeah you are far away from knowing Anatolian culture. You should know that Turks claim things like horon right meanwhile it's far from Turkish ?

[@Lisa-zi6hb]

@@muhammedozdemir4226 horon(horon literally means dance in Greek) is the dance of pontics it stems back to achaeans it was a pre war dance it is the first European dance still preserved to this day mostly by pontics and cretans the reason you Turks know it it's because of the Greeks that live today in Karadaneniz they call themselves rums they have been either forced or choose to abandon their religion CHECK YOUR FACTS

[@Lisa-zi6hb]

@@muhammedozdemir4226 no Pyrrichios😏 last time I checked Turks were from central Asia? So you either appreciate OUR culture or go back to where you came from❤

[@Lisa-zi6hb]

@@muhammedozdemir4226 I'm not Japanese😂

[@ziegreybalota4783]

"Olympic Games, welcome back to Greece!" - worth replayed over and over!

[@konstantinoslysiotis5980]

Ολυμπιακοί αγώνες καλώς ήρθατε σπίτι σας, καλώς ήρθατε στην Ελλάδα!

[@TartarusPyro]

welcome back to hellas should have been

[@rafailsakas1978]

Again Greece

[@zoelioliou4735]

The Greek lady said, Olympic games, welcome back home, welcome back to Greece. Even more emotional

[@May-ky4lu]

time?

[@emissarypinoy]

Unmatched Opening Ceremony of the modern day Olympics up to this date (2023). The creativity level is on another level. Greek ingenuity is so much alive. Well done, Greece! 🇬🇷 🙌 Greetings from the Philippines!🇵🇭

[@cassandramalvasia3629]

I totally agree with you

[@xarazournatzi9479]

Ότι καλύτερο έχω δει στη ζωή μου Όλη η ιστορία της Ελλάδας από τα προϊστορικά χρόνια

[@PlanetIscandar]

Το κόλπο για να την επαναφέρουν σε ημιάγρια κατάσταση, όπως και έκαναν.

[@thomas.ntiveris]

Who is here after Tokyo Olympic games Proud to be Greek 💙

[@user-gs9ri7yx8w]

Yes. Tokyo was disappointing

[@thomas.ntiveris]

@@user-gs9ri7yx8w όντως δεν αξίζει να τους δεις

[@asamaras7868]

Me!! Best opening ever!

[@konair9952]

@@asamaras7868 τρολλάρεις!!

[@ligma3652]

Tokyo olympics opening ceremony is kinda sad. and disappointing.

[@kostasPVP]

I remember when i was 9 years old in Paros in our restorant, and my grandfather was watching the 2004 Opening Ceremony from a large TV with his family, Tourist and close friends from all around the world... i clearly remember when heard the "OLYMPIC GAMES WELCOME BACK TO YOUR HOME, WELCOME BACK TO GREECE!!!" my Grandfather shed in tears for the first time in front of my eyes..... that's a memory that i will remember until i die...

[@pjotr8890]

And rightfully so, my greek friend!

[@engfirm8911]

Τι λες ρε φίλε... Μας συγκινησες μόνο που το διαβάσαμε!

[@thelittletyrant5539]

@@user-ow7nz6kq2g στην αρχή

[@deolihp]

Awwww

[@celestialgoddess8055]

yes it is. 😊

[@BlaineV13]

All they had to do was present all of their history and culture and it gave us the best opening ceremony in history!!!

[@the8thman]

How can you ever top a ceremony like this? The culturar gap is massive. Nothing better than seeing the Olympic Games back home.

[@jacobwortham8068]

The only way it could be rivaled from a historical perspective is if Cairo, Istanbul, or Baghdad get it.

[@flower3991]

Nahh mate, nothing beats athens and rome

[@jacobwortham8068]

@@flower3991 idk, those places literally have the oldest known human settlements like Gobleki Tepe, so they'd be able to put on a cool cultural exhibition.

[@kostasPAOK]

In Greek it was said: "Olympic games welcome to your home..welcome to Greece.." This really brought me tears...

[@user-ow7nz6kq2g]

Χρονική στιγμή;

[@kostasPAOK]

@@user-ow7nz6kq2g 1:29

[@kostasPAOK]

@Jordan & Jordan learn history and don't change by your communist generated theories you SLAV....

[@kostasPAOK]

@Jordan & Jordan You are funny keep going :D:D

[@mdp1231]

@Jordan & Jordan out of the circus again?

[@hightoweratlanta]

This is not one of the best opening ceremonies ever THIS IS THE BEST OPENING CEREMONY EVER!!!!

[@vicfab1108]

you're from greece i can say :)

[@zom2598]

@@vicfab1108 Beijing 2008 > All

[@user-xl3pw8kp2k]

@@vicfab1108 No he is not. Neither his surname nor his nickname are greek

[@VS-op2qm]

Christofer Hightower Agree!!!

[@jamesc4999]

@@zom2598 What about London 2012? Especially considering they used £27 mill compared to Beijing's ~ £90 mill

[@mattheoswho1010]

My grandfather died one day before the opening ceremony (12/8/2004). One of the last things he said to my grandmother was: "I am not worried much, I am just so sad that I will not manage to watch the Olympics in my own country". He wasn't sad to leave her (XD), he was sad he wouldn't be able to connect with his fellow Greeks during the games. That's how big of a deal this event was back home.

[@miastupid7911]

Να ζησεις πολλα χρονια να τον θυμασαι τον καλο σου τον Παππου, τον υπερηφανο Ελληνα!

[@laboroflove29]

The Greeks are the best. They created a really one of a kind opening ceremony. So artistic. So sophisticated! All those things that make me to come back in Greece again and again are reflected in this stunning show. Passion, Simplicity, Serenity, Cultural Wealth, Beauty. This country is unique. Thank you Greece for existing! ❤️

[@user-pb6zr8wt4v]

A lot thanks from greece my respect my friend!

[@christospediakes6121]

Thank you for your kind words! Itis our honour being our friend!

[@lazarostelidis]

Thx 🙏 a lot friend. We really appreciate it 🤩🇬🇷💯 Hopefully you can visit us again !

[@davidkasquare]

I love Greece, have been there 10 times at least, and hope to visit soon again! 😘

[@s.k.3891]

Could not have said it better myself! I f I could add Humanity . Notice how the torch bows to the athlete to be lit. Not the other way around!. Man as creator and center of creation!

[@angelikikotidi]

Κάθε φορά που το βλέπω πραγματικά ανατριχιάζω... Μακάρι να έρθουν καλύτερες μέρες Ελλάδα μου ❤️🇬🇷

[@giorgospapadopoulos8422]

πληρωνε τωρα ρε ζωο κι εσυ γι αυτο..

[@jimpantos155]

@@giorgospapadopoulos8422 εσύ δλδ δεν πληρώνεις νομίζεις ? Για τα δεινά της χώρας μόνο οι άλλοι φταίνε ? Πολύ ωραία σκέψη, μπράβο

[@itchy.tasty.]

@@giorgospapadopoulos8422 Άργησες!! Κλασσικέ μίζερε Έλληνα.

[@giorgospapadopoulos8422]

@@jimpantos155 μαλλον κανεις πως δεν καταλαβαινεις ..αν ειχαμε αντιδρασει ολοι κι οχι λιγοι οπως εγω και κατι αλλοι του κλαδου μου δεν θα περναμε τους ολυμπιακους και δεν θα χρεονωμασταν για επιπλεον 50 χρονια... ξεχασες οτι η ιταλια η σουηδια και μια αλλη ευρωπαικη χωρα δεν θελανε τους ολυμπιακους αγωνες γιατι θα πηγαινε πολυ κατω η οικονομια τους ειπανε...τα λαμογια οι ελληνες πολιτικοι τους θελανε γιατι ξερανε οτι θα φανε πολλα λεφτα... οι ηλιθιοι απλοι ελληνες τους θελανε για να προβληθει το κωλοχανειο η ελλαδα εστω κι αν χρεωνομασταν για 50 χρονια ... αυτα στα λεω αλλα αμφιβαλω αν καταλαβες τιποτε....

[@giorgospapadopoulos8422]

@@itchy.tasty. εσυ λακη κοιμασαι τον αιωνιο υπνο χωρις να ξερεις με ποιον μιλας .. οταν εγω και κατι αλλοι το φωναζαμε τοτε εσυ εισουν μεσα στους ηλιθιους που θελατε τους αγωνες...

[@howardpower]

By far, the best opening ceremony to present day. Athens 2004! Amazing performance, soothing music, not overly done while at the same time, was able to "wow" the world. Not even Beijing with all it's fancy drones and projections can't top Athens 2004. And that's saying a lot!

[@sergioenrique346]

Athens 2004 is the Best….

[@stefanosmanolopoulos6552]

This ceremony showed pure Greece . The constant search for measure and beauty

[@MisterPolitical1]

better than 2012

[@mdp1231]

It's different when it's home

[@MisterPolitical1]

2012 opening ceremony is more like a musical theater play

[@onefriend4400]

Greece is the mother of the western civilization. The mother of Olympic Games since 776 BC.

[@vipernz5849]

@@Tempelak05?????

[@kl-cp6xg]

@Mattias Alterschild Jesus Christ man.. What are you saying? 😰 Greece is the creator and birthplace of western civilization and thought..🇬🇷

[@christofat2704]

Ancient and modern are two different countries with not much in common. Food religion and culture .

[@lccham1630]

@@vipernz5849 卜口人人人人人人心一1|卜卜卜一口一一|一一i一一一。一丶丶一一一一一人一一一人|一丶一一一：1一一一人。N。一。X一一一一一一一1一一一！一一一一r一一一厂一一一一|丶r一一。八|丶一一一：|一：一一一一1一一丶一一一||一一厂：。一人一。|人|一门：一一人一一r一丶一一一。一一一一人一丶一

[@lccham1630]

@@vipernz5849 HH♂我我一。我心金小。人。八

[@FreyrNordisk]

We love you Greece, greetings from Italy.

[@TheKatr2]

Ti mando amore dalla Grecia

[@baginnnnnn]

We love Italians too! 🇬🇷🤜🤛🇮🇹

[@mariaioannapapadopoulouasp5890]

Freyr Nordisk we love you Italia !❤️

[@annagnr3002]

Love to Italy.. From Athens

[@elenmousmous4553]

We love you too brothers. 💙

[@alberthdrabreu8659]

20 years later and seeing this ceremony is a luxury, a work of art, it tells the entire history of Greece in minutes, for me and perhaps for many of you on this date 1-26-2024 no ceremony has been surpassed. 🇬🇷🎭🏋🏻‍♂️🤺🏊🏽‍♂️🪕🌿

[@depeach5148]

Clepsydra athens 2004 Minoan civilization 23:00 Minoan snake goddess figurines 23:10 prince of the lilies 23:12 griffin 23:16 two ladies and papyrus plants 23:20 Painting on limestone sarcophagus of religious rituals from Hagia Triada 23:39 Akrotiri boxer fresco 23:47 Bull leaping minoan 24:04 Akrotiri Fresco of a fisherman and Dauphins de knossos 24:21 saffron gatherers fresco and Spring fresco from Akrotiri Mycenaean 24:47 The Mycenaean armour from chamber tomb and The Mask Of Agamemnon 24:58 Frying Pan and bronze horse 25:05 Terracotta krater 25:50 Cycladic idol Archaic greek 25:56 Pegasus 26:00 Kore 26:17 Kouros Greek theatre 26:57 Theatre of Herodes 26:58 Melpomene 27:01 Thalia Greek mythology 27:04 harpies (?) 27:10 Balius and Xanthus (?) 27:11 aristotle plato socrates 27:16 sphinx and oedipus 27:22 hylas and the nymphs (?) 27:26 Heracles, Iolaus and the Hydra Return of The Parthenon 27:40 Varvakeion Athens (The Athena Goddess) 27:47 The Elgin Marbles 28:04 The Parthenon 28:17 The Caryatid 28:23 Chariot with goddess Athena Ancient olympic games 28:33 Ancient olympic games 28:35 Nike the goddess of victory 28:40 the olive wreath 28:44 running event 28:55 javelin throw 28:59 pankration 29:01 discus throw 29:18 Alexander the great 29:24 eros with bow 29:29 eros touch cupid (the creation of adam) Byzantine empire 29:34 29:40 29:52 29:57 30:07 30:27 saint george and the dragon Modern greek nation 30:36 otto of greece (kingdom of greece) (?) 30:48 greek traditional costume 30:57 syrtos dance (?) 31:14 hasapiko dance (?) 31:22 folk greek bridal gowns (?) Modern olympic game 31:37 Athens 1896 (6-15 april 1896) 31:41 Fencing (7-9 april) 31:47 Gymnastic (9-11 april) 31:55 Discus throw (6 april) 31:57 Weightlifting (7 april) 32:04 Cycling (8-13 april) 32:05 Athletics (6-10 april) 32:14 Medal Ceremony 32:22 greek puppets 32:34 Karaghiozis 32:45 bouzouki 33:08 the mother I have no knowledge of greek mythology and byzantine christian . Can anyone help me? please share it !!!

[@kendallnicol3338]

Anyway, you are awesome!!

[@d.k2502]

You can listen to Maria Callas after the mother...

[@9395gb]

Thanks for this!!

[@leavesfromthevine4465]

In 30:36 it's not Otto(the first king of the Kingdom of Greece) but rather the Oplarchigi (armed leaders), instrumental individuals in the Greek Revolution of 1821. The one with the ancient-like helmet is Theodoros Kolokotronis, the most iconic figure amongst them.

[@despinakots]

actually, on 28:23 it's not a Chariot with godess Athena,but is the bronze statue of the Charioteer of Delphi also known as Heniokhos :)

[@dewelr121]

2004: Athens 2008: Beijing 2012: London 2016: Rio de Janeiro 2020: COVID 19

[@pizzapie98]

@JYB'S Foodworld indeed. I will call Tokyo 2020+1

[@user-sp5qr9my3q]

@JYB'S Foodworld yes , it's , unfortunately

[@f.g.1840]

I can't wait for school teachers to say."Do you guys know that the Olympic games haven't took place only once and when was it?" WE ARE PART OF HISTORY NOW !

[@elenmousmous4553]

😔

[@timwilliams6111]

2024: Paris 2028: Los Angeles

[@davidkasquare]

After watching this (16 years later), it remains quite clear where the origins of “theatre” and “drama” are.

[@robertbarron4274]

The parade of all the Greek works of art is still absolutely my favourite Olympic moment of them all..breathtaking

[@MetalGearRex85]

I cant believe it has been 18 years. This is my favorite opening ceremony. Greece is a wonderful nation.

[@gubbigalla]

This one is still so difficult to top. Artistic genius at its peak

[@olgapapadopoulpou1142]

We had to be the best on hosting the Olympic games...we just had to...thank you for your kind words

[@avramidouellie3437]

We can not even begin to thank you 🙏 But I will say from the deepest depths of my Heart Thank you 🙏

[@petrosdiamantis2596]

Greeks are OK, but governments are awful. Trust me I am Greek.

[@Miche-]

The Greeks carries such a strong legacy through their veins. I can't imagine how overwhelming must have been having the Olympics back to where it belongs

[@theladymorgana8657]

We were so excited back in these days. I miss good days like these, instead of this terrible covid era.

[@eurobass8665]

I tear up every time.

[@martabarbosa285]

@@theladymorgana8657 hhhisso gucxhy

[@lonelywriter8357]

My country Hellas ❤️🇬🇷 I cry. My heart my soul belong to my motherland.

[@nikolaosmark5812]

We can tell you, even big "strong" men like me, could any moment burst in tears seeing your glorious past unfolding. When Alexander the Great or goddesses like Athens and Nike (victoria in latin ) appeared for instance. Particulalry except big concepts like Democracy and Sciences, how we glorify our women and didn't suppress them like others do even today.

[@RolandJCD618]

Greek language is so beautiful and its alphabet, a true humankind’s treasure.

[@katerinapatiniotis5598]

ΣΕ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΟΥΜΕ ΠΟΛΥ ΦΙΛΕΛΛΗΝΑ! ✋ WE THANK YOU!

[@user-yg7oj7sf1n]

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[@fmedher83]

Por esta ceremonia me aprendí los nombres de los países en griego 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 y de hecho en donde está mi casa las calles tienen nombre de países y los repaso en cada nombre que tienen. Mi calle se llama San Pedro Sula y en griego es Agios Petros Soula.

[@annevergara7220]

The level of artistry in this is unmatched. Olympics is definitely home in Greece.

[@yolowolfyt]

The fact that the only the opening ceramony is so long, i mean imagine the length of all and the preparation and effort, says a lot about Greece.

[@mikek74]

I was participated, as volunteer, in this dream! i was in Clepsydra (Classical period). At 28:03, i am the statue who walk forward, down the Parthenon. Never forget this! I was so emotional, almost was crying during presentation...

[@calinfus80s]

Amazing!!!! i would have cried if i was there!!! These ceremonies are so beautiful and emotional!!!!

[@vaggos013]

Είσαι πολύ τυχερός φίλε. Αυτές οι εμπειρίες είναι εξαιρετικά σπάνιες και σημαντικές. Να είσαι πάντα καλά να λες στα παιδιά και τα εγγόνια σου για αυτή τη μεγάλη εμπειρία. Δεν έχει σημασία που ήταν για λίγα δευτερόλεπτα τηλεοπτικού χρόνου. Όλοι είστε κομμάτια αυτής της παρουσίασης που πέρασε στην ιστορία. Όποτε το βλέπω δακρύζω και ας το έχω δει δεκάδες φορές. Μου θυμίζει το τι είμαστε ικανοί να κάνουμε όταν σκεφτόμαστε το εμείς και όχι το εγώ μας. Ενωμένοι.

[@RaymondHng]

Was your back facing the camera?

[@mikek74]

@@RaymondHng Yes

[@LalainMashood]

that is so cool! what an honour it must’ve been for you. how lucky!

[@ecannon9507]

Athens 2004: definitely the classiest opening ceremony to date!

[@goahead8247]

Haha did they school you to said that

[@ecannon9507]

go ahead hahaha no

[@Diapontios]

go ahead Chinese?

[@skd7147]

I had never seen this opening of Athens 2004, and this is really pure art, seeing the entire history of Greece with its sculptures moving and waving, it is truly amazing, the origin of all Western culture. We must never forget history.

[@dimaolra]

I'm not Greek, but I remember that day, Friday 13 of August... And the only thing I can say from that day is: Greece I'm so proud of you!

[@mateuszczmiel6063]

This is the best opening of the Olympic Games we have ever seen. Olimpic games welcome back to Greece - shivers!

[@faisalkoto6986]

No bro.. you must to watch opening Asian games 2018

[@gilbertbryce6712]

Syawli Koto did you just compare Olympics to Asian games.😂 Who was the host in that year? Olympics is a multibillion funded program and host the whole world not only Asian so why compare and I am pretty sure every Olympic opening bested any Asian games opening.

[@gilbertbryce6712]

Syawli Koto wait for Japan hosting, I believe they will outshine any opening out there.

[@Emma-jg9zs]

@@SamsungS23Ultr thank you i wish that to you too, with love 😌

[@SamsungS23Ultr]

@@Emma-jg9zs 😚

[@manuelcristofori9732]

The first segment it's just pure passion, it lit your interior fire. "Olympic games welcome back HOME" 😍 So much history in Greece, this country deserves better. 🇮🇹🇬🇷

[@lazarostelidis]

Thank you very much friend 🙏 🇬🇷 we really appreciate it !! Italy and Greece stays always in out hearts 🌺❤️

[@marinab3191]

🥰🥰

[@tarnasmith2119]

Agreed 💯💯💯

[@DaleDiamond-hm6ct]

The procession is one of the most visually exquisite things I’ve ever seen. It’s magnificent.

[@vvc6649]

I am Chinese and admire Beijing 2008 one , but this is the best I have ever seen . I love it and want to get to know something about this country’s culture !

[@medusamedusa9615]

😍😍😍😍

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

🇬🇷 🤝 🇨🇳 Ancient Civilizations! 👍

[@heroduelist9242]

I mean Greece invented the Olympics 😂

[@AngeloKaska]

The artistic level of this opening ceremony will not be surpassed! EPIC

[@marksnow7569]

If it was surpassed by somebody working in the style of, say, Marcel Duchamp or Andy Warhol, would most people know?

[@The_Deaf_Aussie]

@@marksnow7569 *looks behind you over your head*

[@peterpahn9295]

i think thats not the complete video..it is missing the intro part!!!!!!!!

[@FA-tp3pq]

Angelo Kaska Barcelona 92

[@creekers1135]

Angelo Kaska brilliantly said🙏🏽

[@saltaybrincaful]

The first time I saw this Ceremony, I fell in love with Greece, and the Greek language. I hope to travel to Greece when all this COVID-19 Situation finishes, and when I finish my classical singing degree. I am learning Greek by myself, I love the language.

[@theladymorgana8657]

I'm happy to hear you learn greek on your own and that you love our culture. Greece awaits you when this global pandemic is over ❤

[@lampross.6957]

Σε περιμένουμε..

[@tarnasmith2119]

I'VE been to Athens and Santorini. Go. You will not regret it. I'm planning on saving and going back. So much to discover 😊

[@hygieniasis3367]

You are welcome in Greece and we will be glad to have you !! It's gonna be a chance for you to practice your Greek as well ! Thank you for your kind words God bless you and stay safe !

[@gabriellaandrianakis3367]

Yea my only one case. I was going in August canceled 2 months ago.

[@Yostheou]

For me it started at 23:00, and wow! So much history and beauty in so few minutes. Love you greeks, you are still inspiring generations nowadays! Cheers from Brazil 🇧🇷🇬🇷

[@sgourkon8742]

❤❤❤❤

[@varoonnone7159]

I always come back for this part !

[@yiannislampakis]

It's the whole greek history, from Minoan and Mycenaean civilation till modern era!

[@Yostheou]

​@@yiannislampakis Exectly. Fascinating how they worked on this concept art with passion and care.

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

In the annals of time, we English may have held dominion over the world in bygone centuries, yet I must profess, you Greeks are an entity beyond compare. You have garnered not only my respect but also my esteem and dignity.

[@Tsochass]

Actually Greece - Hellas ruled the world centuries before England's existence 😉

[@anenglishmanplusamerican7107]

@@Tsochass that is why I’m saying, mate, we might’ve ruled in the last centuries, but they were the first one

[@stavrosnicolaou4702]

​@Tsochass Somebody pays Greece a massive compliment. Instead of saying thanks you weigh in with an idiotic, stupid, antagonistic remark. Well done stupid

[@billaros1338]

5.000 years of Greek history. 22:57 Minoan Greece 24:48 Mycinean Greece and the Trojan War 25:06 Greek mythology 27:35 The legacy of the city of Athens. The birth of the Western Civilization 28:32 The Olympic Games in ancient Greece 29:12 Alexander the Great 29:23 The Hellenistic period 29:35 Christianity in Greece 30:04 The Byzantine Empire 30:33 Greek War of Independence 31:35 The first modern Olympics ( Athens 1896 ) 32:34 Balkan Wars , WWI , WWII and rempetiko music 5.000 of history in 10 minutes. I remember vividly the 2008 , 2012 and 2016 opening ceremonies and although they were all great ( especially Beijing and London ) they don't even come close to this. These 10 minutes cast a shadow to all these 3 opening ceremonies combined.

[@PastPresented]

These 10 minutes were meant to be 10 minutes of fascinating, beautiful television. But did you know that, after the pregnant woman stepped down to the floor at the end, all performers stopped and the procession lighting was turned off, so most paying spectators in the stadium saw the procession only on television? [EDIT: I've mentioned this before in responses to comments about the Clepsydra parade: try a KZbin search for "Pageant of Progress"]

[@kristypapa7444]

Cyclades after minoan

[@yogadgsix]

So the oldest ancient greece or china? I mean china has oldest writing system

[@PastPresented]

@@yogadgsix China has the current writing system with the longest traceable history, but the long-abandoned writing systems of Egypt and Mesopotamia are much older. The Phoenician consonant writing system from which Greek and Latin scripts derive is younger than Chinese (except that it uses symbols borrowed from a very ancient picture-based system)

[@yesmarioo]

Thank you so much for the summary. I've watched and rewatched this countless times and each time I find it breathtaking (almost had a little cry of how beautiful all is : ). It's not just about Greece, European or Western civilisation. This is the story of what it means to be human, to dream to exit.

[@danmr68]

"Olympic games welcome back to Greece".. and my heart stopped for a moment. 🙌🏼 The best opening ceremony! Thank you Athens 2OO4. 💙

[@yichangliu5962]

Beijing is better.

[@aristheemperor2447]

@@yichangliu5962 Greece is the mother of the olympic games you stupid

[@yichangliu5962]

@@user-ow7nz6kq2g lol, thanks for your compliment.

[@user-ow7nz6kq2g]

@@yichangliu5962 sorry i overdid it, it is because of vodka

[@yichangliu5962]

@@user-ow7nz6kq2g not sure where this is coming from but don't feel bad about yourself

[@SouthSide1312.]

Greeks can easily takes my breath away every single time ! What a culture , what a history , i have no words 👏

[@vladimirm.9636]

In 2023 im still coming back to see best olimpic game opening ceremony ever..or i just love Greece to much and Greek brothers and sisters..❤️❤️🇷🇸🇬🇷

[@pitsdrol8637]

i mi volimo vas brate moj.

[@ausplus]

As an Aussie, I was very proud of our Sydney opening ceremony, however, Greece raised it above and beyond any other opening ceremony...I absolutely LOVE this opening ceremony and I'm still watching it in 2024. LOVE our Greek friends!!

[@vaggelispanagiotopoulos7091]

Είμαι 16 και είναι η πρώτη φορά που βλέπω την έναρξη των Ολυμπιακών αγώνων στην Αθήνα. Έχω ανατριχιασει και συγκινηθεί απο περηφάνια. Ελλάδα τόπος ιερός 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@christoskarakostas6423]

Κυριολεκτικά έχασες μια περίοδο όπου ότι πιάναμε γινόταν χρυσός (ολυμπιάδα, euro, eurobasket, ακόμα και eurovision). Μετά άρχισε η κατρακύλα...

[@Balsamore]

Sugkinisou man mou. Giati mexri kai ta eggonia sou tha to prlhrwnoun auto...

[@stavroskoutsoyannis7503]

Kai egw 17 eimai kai twra pou eida auth thn teleti me kanei na zileuo pou den ezisa pragmatika autes tis xruses epoxes gia thn ellada

[@Thessaloz]

@@Balsamore Δεν έφταιγαν οι ολυμπιακοί αγώνες για το χρέος, οι πατεράδες μας έφταιγαν που κοιτούσαν να γλιτώσουν φόρους/αποδείξεις και έκαναν τα στραβά μάτια όταν απο τον δήμο μέχρι την βουλή όλοι έπαιρναν μίζες και δεν έλεγε/έκανε κανείς τίποτα. Το ότι έχτισες μερικές εγκαταστάσεις σαν χώρα δεν είναι λόγος για χρεωκοπία. Το ότι έχεις περισσότερα έξοδα απο ότι έσοδα ήταν το πρόβλημα. Το ίδιο θα μπορούσε να συμβεί όταν δεν θα είχες λεφτά να πληρώσεις μισθούς ή συντάξεις κτλπ. Το αντίθετο μάλιστα οι ολυμπιακοί αγώνες ήταν τεράστια διαφήμιση για την χώρα που βασίζεται στον τουρισμό. (άλλο λάθος και αυτό αλλά οι ολυμπιακού αγώνες μας πείραξαν..)

[@sotiris4ad]

@@Thessaloz logika stous olupmiakous den epaikse miza

[@darryllord5520]

World: how can we tell a story that spans over 10,000 years but lasts 30 minutes? Greece: hold my tzatziki

[@pacothedog9795]

😂😂😂😂 Hold my tzatziki!!! 😂😂😂

[@darryllord5520]

@@pacothedog9795 lol

[@bingosantamonica]

hahahhahahaha

[@giannispets]

or maybe the story of the world and the civilization of the citizens of the world :-)

[@jacc5844]

Lol I love this comment

[@billbates5475]

This one was the best ever and there won't be a better one. Period.

[@onefriend4400]

At 1.30 the woman says in English: Olympic games welcome back to Greece. But after that, the woman says in Greek: Olympic games welcome back home! Welcome back to Greece! So emotional!

[@Lina_5_]

I cry every time !

[@johnlevan4116]

Without a doubt, the best opening Olympic Games ceremonies ever staged. The historical detail and thought of the show is stunning, and warm outpouring of the Greeks, as always is just wonderful. The lighting of the torch is a showstopper and not to be missed.

[@luciagianquitto4010]

The make up the dresses they created the eagian sea in the middle of a stadium

[@TheSteppenwolf77]

The lighting of the torch hides a symbolism, it is the technology that should bow to serve humans, not the other way around.

[@user-gs9ri7yx8w]

@@TheSteppenwolf77 yes

[@aphroditealex9624]

The torch was my favourite part.

[@marlonsegura5201]

Who is here for wonderful Athens 2004 in 2021?!

[@ying-yang4119]

Very beautiful

[@johngoldsword8385]

Η αλληγορία με την έγκυο κοπέλα να περπατάει με έμβλημα την φωτεινή κοιλιά και με κάθε της βήμα στο νερό να φωτίζει όλη η αρένα με έκανε να δακρύσω! Η Ελλάδα που γέννησε το φως και το μοίρασε σε όλους τους λαούς! Μακάρι να συνεχίσουμε να την βγάζουμε ασπροπρόσωπη για τα υπόλοιπα χρόνια που θα ζήσουμε πάνω σ αυτόν τον πλανήτη ❤️

[@nesaroth]

νομιζω αντιπροσωπευε την αναγεννηση

[@user-ke7oc2qb2r]

Ο τελευταίος χρησμός της Πυθιας... «ἔστ' ἦμαρ ὅτε Φοίβος πάλιν ελεύσεται καὶ ες αεί ἔσσεται» (Θα έρθει μέρα που ο Απόλλωνας θα επιστρέψει και θα μείνει για πάντα). Ο Απόλλων είναι ο θεος του φωτός εξου και η φωτεινή κοιλιά της γυναίκας!!! Και για να ερθει με ανθρώπινη μορφή θα πρεπει να γεννηθεί κιόλας σαν τον Ιησού!!!

[@user-qu3ju6ku1z]

Oxi antiprospopevi tin thea Ira . Me to gala tis dimioirgise ta astra , otan katalave oti to paidi pou taize itan o iraklis . Mia theoria tis dimiourgias ton astron .

[@matinatheartofrolling4606]

@@nesaroth δεν νομίζω. Αφού μετά έλαμψε η διπλή έλικα του DNA. Ίσως το πιο άστοχο σημείο της τελετής έναρξης. Έλληνα δεν σε κάνει το DNA σου, αλλά η γλώσσα και η νοοτροπία.

[@johanesGR]

Με μόνο μελανό σημείο 20 χρόνια μετά την πολύ επικίνδυνη υπογεννητικότητα :(

[@thelibrarian894]

I participated in this ceremony. I was in Greece for 5 months. It was a life changing experience. So proud as a Greek Australian to be part of this historical event. They did an amazing job!

[@gubbigalla]

Would love to know so much about your experience: what all you did, how you were trained and directed and what all was happening in the stadium when you were rehearsing. This is my favourite ceremony. The best by far. An ingenious work of art, in every possible way.

[@mmorets7190]

από τη Βαρκελώνη νιώθω τη ζεστασιά του ελληνικού λαού στην ψυχή μου. φιλιά από την Ισπανία

[@littlenat4188]

Να σε καλά!

[@chicalibre8684]

Αν έχει καμία δουλειά και για μας, στείλε dm

[@pitsounicity]

Να είσαι πάντα καλά 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

[@MissPenny66]

The BEST Olympic opening ceremony EVER. Without the Greeks humanity would be nothing. Olympic games welcome to Athens, welcome home.

[@MissPenny66]

@Rayan Sharara i think you are the one you don't know my dear. :)

[@cockiecat4440]

@Rayan Sharara you're a joke.

[@vieirajoaoh]

Humanity is not restricted to Western civilization

[@hordadourada4538]

@Rayan Sharara You forgot the Greek empire headed by Alexander the Great my boy. Pythagoras actually copied the Egyptians in mathematics, but from the Egyptian basis that Pythagoras reformulated a new concept of mathematics that would give rise to Persian algebra from Macedonian influences. Mesopotamia did have its own mathematics, but nothing compared to the mathematics of Egyptian origin represented by the new Pythagorean theorems because it is much more sophisticated, compact and adaptable to new mathematical concepts. Why Western civilization would be nothing without the contribution of Greece, since it was from the Greek empire that primordial civilization learned about such a sophisticated Greek culture both in Asia and in the Roman empire, that from these, the ancient world was reborn to be the world known today!

[@johnpappous3341]

@Rayan Sharara Rayan Sharara If Greeks didn't exist, the Western civilization wouldn't exist either

[@greeko7638]

Best ever opening ceremony to any organization.

[@montgomerykeith1693]

The allegory sequence commencing at 14.41 with the excerpt of the Georg Seferis poem 'Mythistorma', to the when the Centaur throws the javelin to the first Greek representation of the human form.... which then shatters to expose the preternaturally perfect human form developed in Greek art, is simply, in a word, sublime

[@marksnow7569]

What makes it perhaps even more interesting is where the _Mythistorema_ excerpt ends.

[@Thessaloz]

The first 40 minutes are... the best thing that ever happened in olympic games since 776 BC

[@PastPresented]

The first 40 minutes are (by some distance) the shortest cultural performance of any Olympic opening ceremony in recent history. The parade of athletes, on the other hand, is one of the longest

[@Thessaloz]

@@PastPresented Still the best one yet!!

[@PastPresented]

@@Thessaloz That literally depends on your point-of-view! If you were sitting in the stadium, a short distance clockwise from the entrance where the Clepsydra parade entered, you basically spent 10 minutes waiting for it to arrive. And then they turned the lights out so they could show the DNA spiral.

[@RaymondHng]

@@PastPresented During that wait, they were watching it projected on the large screen.

[@Thessaloz]

@@PastPresented Its not about the point of view. If you want to rate a movie you won't say that you don't like the spot you had in cinema... They arrived at the end, the people there didn't miss everything. They were 0,0001% of the viewers worldwide and they had a large screen. If you weren't there (which i bet you didn't), its means that you are only mention it because you desperately trying to find something bad to say.

[@drzeus24]

Watching this in 2021 and still feeling this has been the most poetic opening ceremony ever. Thanks Greece 🇦🇷

[@valantis6972]

Greece 🇬🇷 *

[@wonderlandian8465]

Much love to Argentina from Greece!

[@drzeus24]

@@valantis6972 I meant, thanks from Argentina. Thank you 😀, I did not noticed the potencial confusión

[@user-lw7he3vq8n]

We love you Argentina

[@parists5455]

Well to be able to appreciate art and poetry speaks for yourself too and your lovely country which we have always had fond feelings for despite the distance

[@MassyBiagio]

Greece is Our western countries roots. Greeting from Italy

[@joannsainz8209]

Greatness from whence it all began, so many millennia before…and here we all meet once again…in deepest union of love- Agape!🙏

[@samuelalejandrohernandezgo9382]

April 30th, 2020. Without a doubt this is the BEST opening ceremony by far. Sixteen years later I still excite so much when I see it as the first time, when I was 11 years old. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽🇬🇷

[@elenixiraki9933]

¡Hola amigo! Saludos desde Grecia

[@hygieniasis3367]

Greetings from Greece amigo !!

[@ardanor]

I've watched almost every available footage of the Olympic Games (summer and winter) opening ceremonies since 1992, and Athens 2004 has been, by a mile, the most artistic, most elegant, most refined, and classiest opening ceremony so far. What a spectacular homage not just to thousands of Greek civilization but to the journey of humanity itself! Ευχαριστώ, Ελλάδα!

[@PastPresented]

Do you know of any reasonably long online videos of the Clepsydra history parade in this ceremony which were taken by members of the audience rather than the official TV cameras? [NB This channel doesn't allow links in comments, but you can probably get away with mentioning the contributor's channel name and the video title] Thanks

[@chrisabruzzi2803]

gracias!

[@annenigul6129]

Barcelona was the best, London 2012 was amazing to see british humor and listen good music, Beijing 2008 was interesting to see asian culture. Sydney 2000, Athens 2004 and Rio 2016 were classical. Atlanta was horrible.

[@dinazissopoulou7537]

@@PastPresented Google Athens 2004 birthplace

[@PastPresented]

@@dinazissopoulou7537 Sadly, the "Birthplace" videos, though certainly very interesting, were made by an official documentary team with behind-the scenes access. What I need is video by ordinary audience members

[@OnlyInCyprus4]

This is how an opening ceremony should be. Greece always leads the way. Lots of love from Cyprus 🇨🇾 ❤🇬🇷

[@hermespsychopompos8267]

You guys are Greeks, when we say something about Greece, Cypriots are obviously included without second thought.

[@OnlyInCyprus4]

@@hermespsychopompos8267 thanks

[@pamelaberesford8583]

Probably the greatest opening ceremony ever…. Bravo Athens!

[@filibertopalma9921]

Es la mejor ceremonia olímpica de la historia.

[@ernesto1461]

Congratulation to the Greek visual Artist, choreographer and stage director DIMITRIS PAPAIOANNOU !!!!

[@saulramirez3056]

That "Olympic games welcome back to Greece" always send shivers down my spine!!!!

[@Rhamnusia]

Imagine listening the next line in your native language, in my case, Greek. "Olympic games welcome back home, welcome to Greece"

[@user-ow7nz6kq2g]

Time stamp?

[@_gewrgoushh]

@@user-ow7nz6kq2g 1:19

[@kaiasmith5210]

The drummers at the opening 3:44 are like Greek Gods... It's overwhelming. Nothing compares to this, it's spectacular on so many levels, artistic, historical, cultural, connected, interwoven, and brought to life in 2004.

[@jimsteele3423]

Most Beautiful Ceremony of Beautiful Greek Olympic Games Opening so amazing

[@palasamarsa9035]

The best Olimpic opening ever.Greetings from Serbia Ortodox brothers.

[@chocolatezme]

Seeing this from 2021, Athens 2004 is still an epic without rival.

[@alexstar5182]

I'm Greek and I liked the Beijing opening more

[@mikek74]

@@alexstar5182 the only Greek!

[@eliasvitola8277]

@@alexstar5182 that's the most outstanding in terms of spectale. But Athens 2004 was the most special.

[@juanpichardo7145]

tiesto played on it

[@awacherif1689]

No Beijing

[@jennifertan]

i feel like my art history textbook just came to life

[@helenfotopoulou5125]

I think that was the idea.

[@user-ow7nz6kq2g]

Are you korean??

[@brianscotpatterson2101]

This is without a doubt the greatest performance in human history.

[@saudiarabiathelandoftwomos4221]

Saudi American and I still love the Greek Olympics. 🇸🇦🇺🇸❤️🇬🇷

[@Evelegia]

I always wanted to visit saudi arabia!greetings from 🇬🇷

[@berendoldenburger]

Can we take some time to appreciate that this was filmed in 1080p HD back in 2004 with cameras suspended from cables over the stadium. Things we take for granted now but pretty impressive tech 16 years ago. Who could even afford an HD flat screen TV back then?

[@PastPresented]

Affording the TV wasn't the only problem: in most countries the HD version was only available to cable or satellite subscribers.

[@DD-sb2ju]

Dude, HD is way old, cameras back then that weren't digital recorded in a superb quality, the problem wasn't the cameras but the screens that couldn't keep up with that quality Star Wars for example was filmed in HD, and that was in the 70s just to give you an idea

[@miketm8200]

@@DD-sb2ju Star wars was filmed in 35mm film like the most movies until 2000s. All the stuff filmed in 35mm can be transfered with digital scanning frame by frame in 4K resolution.

[@theodora24]

This is why we are so poor now actually! Been paying all that since then! But you can’t put a price in this! I’m crying as I am watching it I can’t stop! Greeting s from Greece 🇬🇷

[@miketm8200]

@@theodora24 Οτι να ναι γραφεις.. Δεν φταινε οι ολυμπιακοι αγωνες για αυτο. Λες για 13 δις να μπηκαμε μεσα; Τις τραπεζες πληρωνουμε τωρα κατα βαση που διναν αβερτα δανεια στον κοσμο τοτε. Πανω απο 180δις ειναι σημερα μονο το εσωτερικο χρεος. Τα 13 δις των ολυμπιακων αγωνων δεν ηταν τιποτα.

[@mscsish]

Finally. This is by far the best one. They made a LAKE IN A STADIUM. This is one of the most remarkable moments of my childhood ❤️

[@PastPresented]

In the 1908 Olympics, the actual Olympic swimming and diving pool was in the middle of the stadium. I don't think that arrangement was ever used again though: maybe they got fed up of having to send freedivers in to retrieve stray javelins.

[@marksnow7569]

​@Rayan Sharara For 2 months around the 2008 Olympics, to bring air quality up to acceptable standards, car owners in the Beijing area were only allowed to use them on alternate days, according to whether the last digit on their license plate was odd or even.

[@marksnow7569]

@Rayan Sharara Technical quibble: the chemicals were to make the clouds shed rain before they reached Beijing. The technique was first used in the US back in the 1940s

[@BELOVEDThessaloniki111]

@Rayan Sharara nothing new, it has been happening for years now, it is called Wheather Modification Program , applied in Greece since at least 15 years ago, mainly for agricultural reasons . I know that for sure because my first cousin used to be pilot in one of these planes . Actually , I had heard that it was also applied in the 1980 Olympic Games by the Soviets.

[@cwice992]

This year marks the 20th anniversary of this opening ceremony. One of the best celebrations of Greek culture and human history in general

[@JorgeSchz2004]

Yes, Athens 2004 was MAGIC 💙

[@AllanRosendo]

It will remain as one the greatest shows of the mankind artistry!

[@piscator13optimus]

The opening ceremony of 2004 belongs to global heritage... Greece today as a state is not the political superpower of the past. But Greece remains a cultural superpower that continues to offer to humanity! This is the proof!

[@DimShamrock]

Greece is a giant when it comes to global history. And it always will be. We are the beginning of the Western civilization. We have the Byzantine alphabet to the Slavs and Hellenized the mindset of the Roman Empire. The Latin alphabet is based on the Greek one. A lot of words and tools we use come from Greece.

[@eliaskatogyritis2011]

@@DimShamrock Re file ena efxaristo arki ligo tapinotita den vlaptei

[@hatimtim7629]

@@DimShamrock blablabla this what makes you behind today... when you think you are the best you don't improve... You live on history while others make history. I still love greec people but sometimes they take on my nerves with their stupid pride.

[@TRANSFORMATEURZ]

Great idea ...cultural superpower... well Done... it's really that....

[@queenkalliope]

@@hatimtim7629 Not all Greeks blablabla but we are all really really proud :) Us modern Greeks gave this opening ceremony and its messages to the world. This is history. A part of human history for the generations to come :)

[@amusic__]

Some countries in the parade of nations (only a few) 44:25 Angola 51:00 Argentina 53:08 Australia 54:45 Austria 59:58 Brazil 1:01:37 France 1:02:55 Germany 1:08:25 Denmark 1:09:53 Dominican Republic 1:10:59 Switzerland 1:13:51 USA 1:15:58 Japan 1:17:11 India 1:17:35 Indonesia 1:18:39 Iraq (a great roar) 1:21:40 Spain 1:24:34 Italy 1:28:29 Canada 1:31:25 Kenya 1:31:58 China (People’s Republic) 1:34:37 Colombia 1:36:18 Korea (North and South, together) 1:37:42 Cuba 1:44:44 Malaysia 1:46:37 Morocco 1:47:43 Great Britain 1:48:35 Mexico 1:56:15 New Zeland 1:57:36 Nigeria 1:58:40 Norway 1:59:06 South Africa 1:59:48 Netherlands 2:08:25 Poland 2:09:14 Portugal 2:10:49 Romania 2:11:34 Russia 2:14:04 Saudi Arabia 2:19:01 Sweden 2:22:50 Jamaica 2:24:26 Turkey 2:27:34 Philippines 2:28:02 Finland 2:29:06 Chile 2:30:07 Greece (the great moment) I haven't listed all the countries yet. More timecodes coming soon.

[@eduardonascimento1263]

🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@wheelspj7182]

Thanks so much for this!!

[@genekritniwat]

2:22:26 Thailand

[@Mixalis2233]

1:39:53 Cyprus 🇨🇾

[@bakarfadillah3909]

1:17:35 indonesia

[@danica._.6822]

This goes so unbelievably hard

[@phuongvu6979]

Happy New Year 2024! 20 years and this is still the most impressive Olympics Ceremony I've ever seen!

[@user-pl1ww6hz9i]

Το καλοκαίρι του 2024 θα γίνουν στη Γαλλία να δούμε οι Γάλλοι θα ξεπεράσουν τους Έλληνες για να κάνουν την Καλύτερη έναρξη Ολυμπιακών αγώνων??

[@jump4english]

I was there! Volunteer: NOC assistant to the Maldives. I was emotional, tears flowing non-stop, then and I get even more emotional watching it now. Proud to be Greek!

[@Stamatina01]

Me too! NOC assistant to Hungary.Great times...

[@francescocorsaro46]

Greece will never dies... 1:24:33 Italy... Greetings from Sicily

[@Vazexa-yr3mh]

Greece always love italy our best neighbors

[@georgiosa.9893]

Una faccia, una razza ! We love the Italian people and especially our brothers from South Italy!

[@MouAresounTaPneusta]

ΕΟ!

[@christossp7054]

Whole south Italy are of greek origins. You feel that cause your dna is greek. Una faccia Una razza, una DNA!

[@gogomass247]

@@christossp7054 99% OF ITALY IS GREEK.SPAIN ALSO PORTUGAL,FRANCE,IONIA,AEOLIA,PERSIA,ARAVIA,NORTH AFRICA IS GREEK HAEMUS PENINSULA ALSO,WEST ASIA.

[@ramsesramosmiranda6280]

Año 2004 y yo viendo esa inauguración y veía Atenas tan lejos, pero 19 años después la vida me dio la oportunidad de conocer Grecia y sus encantos. Hermoso país lleno de historia, tradición, sin dudas una nación que ha dejado un legado a la humanidad que perdurara para siempre.

[@JorgeSchz2004]

Que envidia, hermano, ojalá yo también pudiera ir a conocer Atenas y toda Grecia 🇬🇷

[@SpartanLeonidas1821]

We Love You. Thank You for your kind words! 💙

[@sukhjeetbajwa1050]

I remembered watching the opening ceremony at that time glued to TV screen and will say to date was the best opening ceremony in Olympic .. Living history through the time 🇮🇳 🇨🇦❤️ 🇬🇷

[@firmeyfelizporlaunion.5426]

I love Greece.. from Perú kisses!!

[@lampross.6957]

Love you back, hermano.

[@hygieniasis3367]

Greetings to Perú from Greece !!

[@kaeduz24]

Greetings from Peru X2. I hope to visit Greece someday. Both countries had a glorious past and were inhabited by amazing ancient cultures.

[@Vazexa-yr3mh]

Love to Peru from Greece .stay at home be safe

[@eljuli1003]

Eros walking in the air is just sublime.

[@marksnow7569]

Nikki Webster swimming in the air for the Sydney 2000 opening ceremony was funnier though

[@Bababab551]

‏أحلى أولمبياد رأيتها في حياتي أولمبياد أثينا 2004 ذكريات جميلة كان عمري في ذاك الوقت 18 سنة وكان المنتخب العراقي في قمة الله على ذيك الأيام الجميلة صح كان احتلال في ذاك الوقت

[@saville1712]

The world gained many things from this great country.

[@prismaticmarcus]

Klepsydra has to be one of the most memorable theatrical works ever. Something for the ages.

[@PastPresented]

Except that it's just a televised version of the historical parades that have trundled along town streets in summer for countless years. For a much earlier filmed example, Google "Pageant Of Progress 1930"

[@dontmesswithdes5632]

@@PastPresented Jealousy is sooo bad! Trying to undergrade something so beautiful with dozens of negative comments makes you look pathetically stupid!

[@PastPresented]

@@dontmesswithdes5632 Did you Google "Pageant Of Progress 1930"

[@TREV9309]

August 13th 2004 the day i watched this on tv and i became a fan of greek culture.

[@denbal4917]

The most subliminal, iconic and poetic openings of the history of olympycs.

[@anoriginalname]

it’s so crazy for me when i think about how this was a month before i was born and my mom watched it while pregnant w me

[@marckferdinandaguilar1305]

Athens 2004 Olympic Opening Ceremony is the first full-length opening ceremony that I had witnessed during my High School days. From then on, when I'm teaching Greek History, I always use the Clepsydra portion of the Ceremony to visually present Greece to my students. This is how I appreciate the Opening Ceremonies of Athens and later on Beijing and London as portions of them discuss a narrative of how their countries developed. Thanks, Olympic Channel for this!

[@DIMITRAP76]

we, the Hellenes, thank you!!

[@user-eh1no3yc5v]

The secret of Life is the Balance of the Human Soul. Only then you can awaken the Sense of Justice. Greetings from Athens 2020.