On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...
Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of the classical world. The most famous structure there is the Parthenon ...
Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...
Hurwit: "Acropolis" means the high point of the city. And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely reached higher than a storey or two, the Parthenon, which stands atop the Acropolis like a ...
Marble; from the Parthenon, Athens Around 1800 ... It was built on the Acropolis - a rocky citadel at the heart of the city. Its central hall housed a colossal statue of the goddess herself ...
The chairman and founder of the International Organising Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles ... the sculptures to the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Mr Comino has spent ...
Cape Sounion and Temple of Poseidon Half-Day Small-Group Tour from Athens (2511 reviews) Athens Half Day Tour, Acropolis, Parthenon, Temple of Olympian Zeus & Hephaistus ...