Choragic Monument to Lysicrates

In ancient Athens, the Street of Tripods connected the Agora and the Theater of Dionysus. These "tripods"along the street were prizes awarded to the choregos (leader/sponsor of the chorus) for a victory performance at the Theater of Dionysus. The only remaining "tripod" today is called the Monument to Lysicrates and sits below the east side of the Acropolis. Lysicrates was the wealthy benefactor in this case and the monument was built in 334 BC to commemorate his first place finish at the theater. It's actually one of the first examples of the Corinthian order. We owe it's preservation to a group of French Capuchin monks who bought it in 1669 and incorporated it into their monastery as a library and reading room. The monastery was destroyed in the war for Greek independence, but the French School of Archeology restored the monument soon after the war.