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Acropolis - Athens - Greece 99 images Created 30 May 2019

Images in this photo gallery are from the Acropolis, the mystical Sacred Rock which rises 100 metres above the Greek capital and ancient city of Athens, as the undisputed symbol of the emergence of western civilization. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the sacred rock of Athens, the Acropolis which rises 100 metres above the city as the undisputed symbol of the emergence of western civilization.  Crowning its summit is the magnificent Parthenon Temple, dedicated to the goddess Athena.  The Parthenon, the Propylaia – the monumental entrance to the Acropolis, the temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion were all erected between 447 and 406 BC and remain to the present day witness to the Greek classical civilisation. In the foreground is the monumental façade Odeion of Herodes Atticus situated on the south west slope of the Acropolis. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the sacred rock of Athens, the Acropolis which rises 100 metres above the city as the undisputed symbol of the emergence of western civilization.  Crowning its summit is the magnificent Parthenon Temple, dedicated to the goddess Athena.  The Parthenon, the Propylaia – the monumental entrance to the Acropolis, the temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion were all erected between 447 and 406 BC and remain to the present day witness to the Greek classical civilisation. In the foreground is the monumental façade Odeion of Herodes Atticus situated on the south west slope of the Acropolis. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south and west ends of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. On the west end is six Ionic columns built into a low wall, the east side has a porch, with six Ionic columns and the north side has monumental Propylon also with six Ionic columns. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the six Ionic columns portico on the east side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the restored Ionic style Temple of Athena Nike (winged victory) on the Acropolis. Designed by Greek architect Kallikrates, the small and elegant Temple was built around 420 BC as an expression of freedom by commemorate the triumph of the united Greek states over the Persians. The Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Odeion of Herodes Atticus situated on the south slope of the Acropolis. The Odeion or Theatre was built in 161 AD by the wealthy Herodes Atticus, a teacher and philosopher, in memory of his wife Regilla, it dominates the SW slopes of the Acropolis with its three-storeyed stage building and steeply sloped semicircular auditorium or cavea. Filopappos, a Syrian prince and benefactor of Athens, had his Pentelic marble monument built directly facing the Acropolis in 114-6 AD.
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  • New Acropolis museum. Athens. Greece.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detailed view of the columns on the east (front) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detailed view of the columns on the east (front) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detailed view of the columns on the east (front) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1013.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature and pediment of the north east corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1014.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of east (front) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1015.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of east (front) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of west (rear) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1017.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detailed view of the columns on the west (rear) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1018.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detailed view of the columns on the east (front) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1019.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detailed view of the columns on the east (front) facade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature and pediment of the north east corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature of the north east corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. Freshly cut blocks of Pentelic marble contrast starkly with the aged honey colour of the original. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1022.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature and pediment of the north east corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1023.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature and pediment of the north east corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1024.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the pediment on the left side of the east façade of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1025.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the pediment of the east facade (right corner) of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1026.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the entablature of the south west corner of the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1027.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of the necking ring and capital of a Doric column from the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of iron clamps used to secure slabs together on the world famous icon and landmark of Athens the Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit.  Ancient Greek builders used double T shaped iron clamps to secure two marble slabs together and then molten lead was poured over the joints for protection. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1029.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of part of the inner chamber Ionic frieze of the Parthenon Temple in Athens. The Frieze represented the Panathenaic procession surrounded the entire inner chamber of the temple and consisted of 115 one metre high marble blocks featuring over 350 human figures and divinities and at least 200 animals, mostly horses. The Frieze was created under the direction of the famous Greek sculptor Phidias or Pheidias. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1030.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close up view of part of the inner chamber Ionic frieze of the Parthenon Temple in Athens. The Frieze represented the Panathenaic procession surrounded the entire inner chamber of the temple and consisted of 115 one metre high marble blocks featuring over 350 human figures and divinities and at least 200 animals, mostly horses. The Frieze was created under the direction of the famous Greek sculptor Phidias or Pheidias. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1031.tif
  • The south and west ends of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Athens. Greece. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. On the west end is six Ionic columns built into a low wall, the east side has a porch, with six Ionic columns and the north side has monumental Propylon also with six Ionic columns. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1032.tif
  • The south and west ends of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Athens. Greece. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. On the west end is six Ionic columns built into a low wall, the east side has a porch, with six Ionic columns and the north side has monumental Propylon also with six Ionic columns. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1033.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south and west ends of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. On the west end is six Ionic columns built into a low wall, the east side has a porch, with six Ionic columns and the north side has monumental Propylon also with six Ionic columns. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1034.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south and west ends of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. On the west end is six Ionic columns built into a low wall, the east side has a porch, with six Ionic columns and the north side has monumental Propylon also with six Ionic columns. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1035.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south and west ends of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. On the west end is six Ionic columns built into a low wall, the east side has a porch, with six Ionic columns and the north side has monumental Propylon also with six Ionic columns. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1036.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Part view of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the famous Caryatid porch on the south side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. The porch or balcony has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Erechtheion Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the six Ionic columns portico on the east side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of people, tourists in front of the six Ionic column portico on the east side of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon. On the south side of the building is the famous Caryatid porch which has six sculptured graceful figures of maidens supporting the entablature. These figures are copies, five of the original six maidens are displayed in the new Acropolis museum and the sixth looted by Lord Elgin is on display in the British Museum. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close-up detail view of the base of one of the six Ionic columns from the North porch portico of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the richly decorated inner doorway of the North porch portico of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the elegant North porch Ionic columned portico of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of an olive tree and the elegant North porch Ionic columned portico of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of an olive tree and the elegant North porch Ionic columned portico of the Erechtheion on the Acropolis summit. Built between 420 and 406 BC, the elegant and unusually shaped Temple was designed to incorporate a number of ancient sanctuaries and cults including that of Athena and her olive tree and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Erechtheion Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • The restored Ionic style Temple of Athena Nike (winged victory) on the Acropolis. Athens Greece. Designed by Greek architect Kallikrates, the small and elegant Temple was built around 420 BC as an expression of freedom by commemorate the triumph of the united Greek states over the Persians. The Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • The restored Ionic style Temple of Athena Nike (winged victory) on the Acropolis. Athens Greece. Designed by Greek architect Kallikrates, the small and elegant Temple was built around 420 BC as an expression of freedom by commemorate the triumph of the united Greek states over the Persians. The Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the restored Ionic style Temple of Athena Nike (winged victory) on the Acropolis. Designed by Greek architect Kallikrates, the small and elegant Temple was built around 420 BC as an expression of freedom by commemorate the triumph of the united Greek states over the Persians. The Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the restored Ionic style Temple of Athena Nike (winged victory) on the Acropolis. Designed by Greek architect Kallikrates, the small and elegant Temple was built around 420 BC as an expression of freedom by commemorate the triumph of the united Greek states over the Persians. The Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the restored Ionic style Temple of Athena Nike (winged victory) on the Acropolis. Designed by Greek architect Kallikrates, the small and elegant Temple was built around 420 BC as an expression of freedom by commemorate the triumph of the united Greek states over the Persians. The Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the restored Ionic style Temple of Athena Nike (winged victory) on the Acropolis. Designed by Greek architect Kallikrates, the small and elegant Temple was built around 420 BC as an expression of freedom by commemorate the triumph of the united Greek states over the Persians. The Temple was part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the people, tourists walking through the Propylaia, the grand entrance of the Acropolis. The propylaia was built between 437-432 BC as part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the people, tourists walking through the Propylaia, the grand entrance of the Acropolis. The propylaia was built between 437-432 BC as part of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis buildings during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Greek soliders saluting the Greek flag during the early morning on the Acropolis in Athens. The Greek national flag is unfurled every morning and furled before sunset. The Greek flag is made up of two very important colours to Greeks, Blue and white. These two colours embody the blue of the Hellenic Sea and the Whiteness of its restless waves. According to myth and legend, the Goddess of Beauty and Love, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, the flag also reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the clouds. The established religion of the country Greek Orthodoxy is represented by the white cross in the upper hoist-side corner.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National flag flying above the tourist lookout point on the northern corner on top of the Acropolis. The lookout provides panoramic views of the city of Athens including, The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch and Lykavittos Hill.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek National flag flying above the tourist lookout point on the northern corner on top of the Acropolis. The lookout provides panoramic views of the city of Athens including, The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian’s Arch and Lykavittos Hill.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of a work man, a modern marble sculptor picking or chiselling a large block of Pentelic marble as part of the Parthenon and Acropolis restoration project. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of a work man, a modern marble sculptor delicately chiselling a large block of Pentelic marble as part of the Parthenon and Acropolis restoration project. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. Close detailed view of an elegant ancient Ionic capital stored on the ground at the Acropolis. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the Greek flag and various sized fluted column pieces or drums on the Acropolis. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of two Corinthian columns form the Roman period perched on the south side of the Acropolis. They supported a votive prize tripod (Choragic monument) to commemorate a choral victory during the Greater Dionysian festival.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the Theatre of Dionysos of the first row seats which were reserved for priests, dignitaries and official. Some seats have inscriptions for the person it was reserved. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the central throne of the priest of Dionysos Eleutherios at the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. Throne is armed chair with lion’s claw feet and has inscribed the owner’s name. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the central throne of the priest of Dionysos Eleutherios at the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. Throne is armed chair with lion’s claw feet and has inscribed the owner’s name. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the Theatre of Dionysos of the first row seats which were reserved for priests, dignitaries and official. Some seats have inscriptions for the person it was reserved. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece. View at the Theatre of Dionysos of the first row seats which were reserved for priests, dignitaries and official. Some seats have inscriptions for the person it was reserved. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View at the Theatre of Dionysos of a marble block with ancient Greek inscribed on it. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the decorative reliefs on the stage front of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the decorative reliefs on the stage front of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the decorative reliefs on the stage front of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece.  View of the decorative reliefs on the stage front of the Theatre of Dionysos on the southern slope of the Acropolis in Athens. The Theatre was originally established in the 6th century BC and enlarged and improved over the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods and was the first theatre built of stone. The famous tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides and the comedies of Aristophanes were first performed here in the 5th century BC. What is seen today is largely from the 4th century BC during the time of Lycurgus, who controlled public investment in Athens from 338 to 324 BC. The structure has 25 surviving tiers of seats from the original 65 and had a capacity to seat 17,000 spectators. The Stage front is Roman and is represented by the Bema of Phaedrus, which has 2nd century AD decorative reliefs showing scenes in the life of Dionysus, god of wine and patron god of the Greek stage.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Odeion of Herodes Atticus situated on the south slope of the Acropolis. The Odeion or Theatre was built in 161 AD by the wealthy Herodes Atticus, a teacher and philosopher, in memory of his wife Regilla, it dominates the SW slopes of the Acropolis with its three-storeyed stage building and steeply sloped semicircular auditorium or cavea. Filopappos, a Syrian prince and benefactor of Athens, had his Pentelic marble monument built directly facing the Acropolis in 114-6 AD.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Odeion of Herodes Atticus situated on the south slope of the Acropolis. The Odeion or Theatre was built in 161 AD by the wealthy Herodes Atticus, a teacher and philosopher, in memory of his wife Regilla, it dominates the SW slopes of the Acropolis with its three-storeyed stage building and steeply sloped semicircular auditorium or cavea. Filopappos, a Syrian prince and benefactor of Athens, had his Pentelic marble monument built directly facing the Acropolis in 114-6 AD.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View from the Acropolis of Aeropagos Hill, location of the first law court and the seat of the first aristocratic assembly of ancient Athens. Saint Paul preached here in 51 AD and converted and baptized the senator court judge who was to become St Dionysius the Areopagite.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View from the Acropolis of Aeropagos Hill, location of the first law court and the seat of the first aristocratic assembly of ancient Athens. Saint Paul preached here in 51 AD and converted and baptized the senator court judge who was to become St Dionysius the Areopagite.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pynx Hill of the original location of the 4th century BC Altar of Zeus Agoraios which was moved to the Agora during the Augustan period (1st century).  In the background is the Acropolis and Lykavittos Hil.  Pynx Hill was where speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pynx Hill of the retaining wall with a flight of steps that led to the terrace where speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Pnyx Hill. Athens. Greece. View on Pnyx Hill of the bema, the stepped platform carved from the bedrock from which speakers including great statesmen’s addressed the citizens Assembly during the 5th and 4th centuries BC.  The Assembly met on the terrace in front of the bema 40 times a year to discuss and vote on proposed legislation and at least 5000 citizens were required to attend each gathering.
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  • Athens. Greece. View of the Odeion of Herodes Atticus in the foreground and the pine covered slopes of Filopappos Hill or Hill of the Muses, the highest summit in Southern Athens which is crowned by the tomb monument of Roman senator Gaius Julius Antiochus Filopappos. The Odeion or Theatre was built in 161 AD by the wealthy Herodes Atticus, a teacher and philosopher, in memory of his wife Regilla, it dominates the SW slopes of the Acropolis with its three-storeyed stage building and steeply sloped semicircular auditorium or cavea. Filopappos, a Syrian prince and benefactor of Athens, had his Pentelic marble monument built directly facing the Acropolis in 114-6 AD.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the pine covered slopes of Filopappos Hill or Hill of the Muses, the highest summit in Southern Athens which is crowned by the tomb monument of Roman senator Gaius Julius Antiochus Filopappos.  Filopappos, a Syrian prince and benefactor of Athens, had his Pentelic marble monument built directly facing the Acropolis in 114-6 AD.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the pine covered slopes of Filopappos Hill or Hill of the Muses, the highest summit in Southern Athens which is crowned by the tomb monument of Roman senator Gaius Julius Antiochus Filopappos.  Filopappos, a Syrian prince and benefactor of Athens, had his Pentelic marble monument built directly facing the Acropolis in 114-6 AD.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1097.tif
  • Acropolis. Athens. Greece. View of the south west corner of the icon, landmark and world famous Parthenon Temple which crowns the Acropolis summit. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (Athena Parthenos), was constructed and decorated between 447 and 432 BC. The Parthenon is a Doric style peristyle temple with 17 fluted columns along each side and eight at the ends, which lean slightly inward and bulge out in the centre to cunningly offset the natural optical distortion. The entire Temple, apart from the roof,  were of white Pentelic marble with the sculptures that once decorated the pediments, friezes and metopes all being painted in vivid colours. The Parthenon was the centrepiece and jewel of the monumental rebuilding and transformation of the Acropolis during the time of Perikles. The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Athens_1098.tif