The Acropolis of Athens
Greece, Europe
η Ακρόπολη δεσπόζει της πόλης των Αθηνών
The Acropolis, whose summit is 156 meters above the sea level has been a real natural fortress. It is accessible only through the sloping ground to the west. All the other sides are overhanging or have precipitous steep descends.
The construction of the Parthenon began in 447 BC . Pericles, an Athenian general and statesman, entrusted this task to the architects Callicrates and Ictinos and the sculptor Pheidias and his workshop, as well as to a great number of other craftsmen. The temple was completed in 438 BC.
Besides Parthenon (The Temple of Athena), the Erechtheion (one of the most beautiful and enigmatic buildings ever built by the ancient Greeks, which housed Athens' most important cult, that of Athena Polias, Protectress of the City), the Propylaia (the Entrance), the temple of Athena Nike and the Theater of Dionysus (located below the level of the Acropolis and to its south-east extremity) were constructed.
August 10, 2006
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