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Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis of Athens
Phone:
+30 21 0321 4172

Hours:
Sunday8am - 8pm
Monday8am - 8pm
Tuesday8am - 8pm
Wednesday8am - 8pm
Thursday8am - 8pm
Friday8am - 8pm
Saturday8am - 8pm


The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis is from the Greek words ἄκρον and πόλις . Although the term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. During ancient times it was known also more properly as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the first Athenian king. While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the site's most important present remains including the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. The Parthenon and the other buildings were damaged seriously during the 1687 siege by the Venetians during the Morean War when gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon was hit by a cannonball and exploded.
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