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| The Parthenon, the most perfect Doric temple built |
Day 4
Last stop on half day city tour - Acropolis and the museum. Very hot day. Very crowded at the Acropolis. Good to visit Acropolis early in morning when it's not too hot.
Acro in Greek means 'edge' and polis means 'city.' An acropolis is the high point of a city where a shrine to a city's most important god might be placed.
The magnificent buildings of the Acropolis were erected by Pericles around the 5th century BC - Parthenon, the Erechtheion,
and the Temple of Nike. The Propylaea, the monumental
entrance to the sacred area was also constructed in the same period.
The Acropolis is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
The Propylaea literally means that which is before the gate. It has come to mean gate building.
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| The Propylaea, grand entrance to Acropolis |
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| Crowds at the Propylaea |
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| Propylaea |
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| On right of Propylaea is the Temple of Athena Nike, goddess of victory in war. Earliest fully ionic temple on the Acropolis. |
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| Aeropagus, Rock of Ares. In classical times, site of courts. St Paul preached on this rock. |
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| Awakenings of democracy on this site across the Acropolis |
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| Erechtion sits on site where Poseidon and Athena had contest over who would be the Patron of Athens |
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| Maidens of Karyatides at the Erechtions |
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| Parthenon |
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| Parthenon, temple to patron goddess, Athena |
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| View from the Acropolis |
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| Model of Parthenon at the New Acropolis museum |
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| Acropolis museum houses the artefacts of archaeological site of the Acropolis |
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| museum built above the ruins of ancient Roman and Byzantine town. |
Combined ticket price of 12 euro is valid for 4 days for following sites in Athens -
- Acropolis & Acropolis Museum
- Ancient Agora & Agora Museum
- Kerameikos & Kerameikos Museum
- Temple of Olymian Zeus
- Roman Agora & Tower of the Winds
Should visit the Acropolis at the start of holiday in Athens.
I visited the Acropolis towards the end of my stay in Athens. Did not have time to see the above sites. After museum, wandered around Plaka and Monastiraki, had lunch and by the time I went to the Ancient Agora at 3.30pm, it was closed for the day. Very disappointed. Closed at 3pm!
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| Ancient Agora |
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