The Acropolis of Athens

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📖 About The Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most famous heritage sites in the world — a 2,500-year-old temple hill rising above Athens, a symbol of classical Greek civilization and democracy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. At its summit stands the Parthenon, the giant marble temple to the goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BCE during Athens golden age. Beside it are the Erechtheion with the Caryatid maiden statues, the monumental Propylaea gate, and the Temple of Nike. Below the hill are the Theatre of Dionysus and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, which still hosts performances. The modern Acropolis Museum displays the original finds. Arrive early (opens 8:00) before the heat and crowds, or near sunset. Very hot in summer — water and a hat are essential.

📚 From the encyclopedia

The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word Acropolis is from Greek ἄκρον (akron) 'highest point, extremity' and πόλις (polis) 'city'. The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece. During ancient times the Acropolis of Athens was also more properly known as Cecropia (Κεκροπία), after the legendary serpent-man Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king. While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as early as the 4th millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495–429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the buildings whose present remains are the site's most important ones, including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. The Parthenon and the other buildings were seriously damaged during the 1687 siege by the Venetians during the Morean War when gunpowder being stored by the Turkish rulers in the Parthenon was hit by a Venetian bombardment and exploded.

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