ATHENS GREECE; TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS a small styy of the history on the downed columns Tzistarakis was a Greek orthodox; Christian turned to Islam;鈥? And was made a governor by the sultan here in Athens. So Tzistarakis to show the sultan how much he believed in Islam; he was to make a mosque; which still has his name; ' Tzami Tzistarakis'. As the story go's鈥︹€?. 鈥︹€? When the mosque was nearly finished he thought up the idea to use white marble dust as outside plaster for the mosque will glitter bright in the sun. For him to do this; he was to use marble from the columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus; he did it without due permission of the Sultan; One night he went too far when and dynamited the columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus to complete his mosque; however ancient monuments according to the law were property of the Sultan and could not be used鈥?. The Athenians believed that tampering with the Temple of Olympian Zeus was an act that cursed the city of Athens; for both Christian and muslins; with in the first 24 hours there where earth quakes in the city; and within two months; an outbreak of the plague. And the people of Athens blamed Tzistarakis. The sultan was to take action against Tzistarakis; he was removed from power and was finally poisoned. 鈥︹€︹€nd they say the temple of Olympian Zeus lamented the loss of its column so loudly at night that nobody could get any sleep. This finally ended when Tzistarakis died.