The Acropolis
Is the most symbolic area in greece. Although in ancient Greece most major cities used to have their own acropolis, this spot is known as the centre of Athens and contains the most iconic and famous ancient constructions in the entire country. This way, the Acropolis is the most visited destination in not only Athens, but in the entire Greece as well, being a major attraction for tourists from around the world who approach this region in order to meet these constructions.
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| The Acropolis general view |
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great achitectural and historic significance, the mos famous being the Parthenon. The acropolis was formally proclaimed as the preeminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007.
The acropolis hill, also known as the Sacred Rock, contains several ancient symbolic constructions such as per example, the Parthenon, the Temple of Nike, and the Erechtheion. These spots, built within the years 450 and 330 BC have gone through several different historical moments and meeting them is without any doubt as meeting the past in the present.
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| The temple of Athens, the Parthenon |
The Parthenon, in The Acropolis, is the most symbolic constructions from ancient Greece. The Parthenon was built between the years 446 and 432 BC in honor to the Goddess of Athens Athena Parthenos. This construction was built almost entirely with Pentelic marble and shows 8 columns at its thwo shorter sides and 17 columns at its longer ones, containing a statue of Athena in its central area.
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| The reproduction Athena Parthenos statue |
The temple of Athena Nike, another major construction in the Acropolis, this construction show 4 columns at its shorter sides and walls in the larger sides. This construction´s contains depictures of gods´s conferences and battles at each side.
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| Temple of Athena Nike |
The Erechtheum, is another major construction in the Acropolis, this construction was originally divided in two main sections which were dedicated to the goddess Athena and the god Poseidon.
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| The Erechtheum |
Another major spot located in the Acropolis in Athena is The Propylaea. This construction was built with the purpose of being the main entrance to The Acropolis and contains rows of columns and decorated walls.
Site plan
Site plan of the Acropolis at Athens showing the major archaeological remains.
- Parthenon
- Old temple of Athena
- Erechtheum
- Statue of Athena Promachos
- Propylaea
- Temple of Athena Nike
- Eleusinion
- Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia
- Chalkotheke
- Pandroseion
- Arrephorion
- Altar of Athena
- Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus
- Sanctuary of Pandion
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus
- Stoa of Eumenes
- Sanctuary o Asclepius
- Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus
- Odeon of Pericles
- Temenos of Dionysus Eleuthereus
- Aglaureion
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