Acropolis

  • The Acropolis is a citadel on a mountain above the city of Athens which holds the remains of several famous historical monuments.
  • Pericles in the 5th century BCE constructed the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Propylaea.

The surviving Ancient Greek Monuments

  • Parthenon
  • Erechtheion
  • Propylaea or Acropolis of Athens (Monumental Gateway)
  • Temple of Athena Nike
  • Stoa of Eumenes
  • Asclepieion
  • Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus

 

Acropolis, Athens

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