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# Alexander the Great Spared Mount Athos from the Plan of His Architect Dinocrates, Who Wished to Turn It into a Colossal Statue of Alexander Holding a City and a Bowl Pouring Water into the Sea
- URL: https://theparnassian.com/en/aleksandr-makedonskii-spas-goru-afon-ot-plana-svoego-arkhitektora-dinokrata-kotoryi-khotel-prevratit-ee-v-ogromnuiu-statuiu-aleksandra-derzhashchego-gorod-i-chashu-prolivaiushchuiu-vodu/
- Published: 2024-08-12T15:33:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:32:59.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Architecture, Monarchies, Heritage

Alexander the Great spared Mount Athos from the plan of his architect Dinocrates, who wished to turn it into a colossal statue of Alexander holding a city and a bowl pouring water into the sea. By Alexander's will, Dinocrates left Athos untouched and designed Alexandria instead