Stake attention in this memory
The image displays a historical cornerstone, a light-colored rectangular stone slab, exhibited within a glass display case. The setting appears to be an indoor museum or exhibition in Nea Filadelfia, Greece, indicated by the artifact's nature and the accompanying informational plaque. The stone is inscribed with Greek capital letters, detailing its purpose and origins. The visible text on the stone reads: * ΘΕΜΕΛΙΟΣ ΛΙΘΟΣ (Cornerstone) * ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΩΝ ΕΓΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΕΩΝ (Of Athletic Facilities) * ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΝΩΣΕΩΣ ΚΩΝ/ΠΟΛΕΩΣ Α.Ε.Κ. (Of the Athletic Union of Constantinople A.E.K.) * ΚΑΤΑΤΕΘΕΙΜΕΝΟΣ ΤΗΝ 4-8-1937 (Laid on 4-8-1937) * ΠΑΡΑ ΤΟΥ ΑΡΧΗΓΟΥ ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΕΩΣ (By the Head of Government) * ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΜΕΤΑΞΑ (Ioannis Metaxas) * ΕΡΓΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΔΙΟΙΚΗΣΕΩΣ ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΗΣ (Work of the Administration of the Capital) * ΥΠΟΥΡΓΟΥΝΤΟΣ Κ. ΚΟΤΖΙΑ (With K. Kotzias as Minister) Adjacent to the cornerstone, a black informational plaque provides a bilingual explanation. The text on the plaque states: * Ο θεμέλιος λίθος που τοποθετήθηκε πριν την έναρξη των έργων στο στάδιο της Α.Ε.Κ. το 1937. (The cornerstone set before the commencement of the works at the A.E.K. stadium in 1937.) * The cornerstone set before the commencement of the works at the A.E.K. stadium in 1937. The artifact commemorates the laying of the cornerstone for the AEK (Athletic Union of Constantinople) stadium on August 4, 1937, with Ioannis Metaxas, then Head of Government, and K. Kotzias, the Minister, present. Reflections on the glass case are visible, indicating the enclosed nature of the display.
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