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  • Rhodes. Greece.  On right is the 3rd century BC Temple of Pythian Apollo, on the left is 3rd century BC Classical theatre or odeion, located on Monte Smith, a hill west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_001.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1040.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.
    Greece_Athens_1041.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.
    Greece_Athens_1039.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.
    Greece_Athens_1037.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.
    Greece_Athens_1038.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.
    Greece_Athens_1003.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_1097.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1045.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
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1047.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_1096.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 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 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_1012.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1006.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_1002.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_1095.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1056.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1048.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 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_1011.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1000.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1054.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1055.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1043.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1044.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 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_1034.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 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_1020.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. 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. 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. 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.
    Greece_Athens_1052.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1046.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1042.tif
  • 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 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 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 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_1021.tif
  • 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. 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_1016.tif
  • 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 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_1004.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1053.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.
    Greece_Athens_1028.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
  • 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. 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
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1049.tif
  • 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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  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1050.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1051.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
  • 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
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1062.tif
  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1061.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
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the steep stairway that leads to the entrance of the Castle of the Knights of St John on the 114 metre high Acropolis hill at Lindos. The stairway and castle were built by the Knights between 1421 and 1503. Laying  on the slopes of the dramatic Acropolis and Knights castle, the dazzling medieval whitewashed village of Lindos is a maze of narrow winding black and white tiled alleyways fronted by imposing doorways which lead to flower filled courtyards of the unique Lindian houses which were built by rich sea-captains during the 15th  and 18th century’s. Lindos is located on the east coast of the island of Rhodes which is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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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 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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  • 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.
    Greece_Athens_1058.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the steep stairway that leads to the entrance of the Castle of the Knights of St John on the 114 metre high Acropolis hill at Lindos. The stairway and castle were built by the Knights between 1421 and 1503. Laying  on the slopes of the dramatic Acropolis and Knights castle, the dazzling medieval whitewashed village of Lindos is a maze of narrow winding black and white tiled alleyways fronted by imposing doorways which lead to flower filled courtyards of the unique Lindian houses which were built by rich sea-captains during the 15th  and 18th century’s. Lindos is located on the east coast of the island of Rhodes which is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Lindos_034.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of the steep stairway that leads to the entrance of the Castle of the Knights of St John on the 114 metre high Acropolis hill at Lindos. The stairway and castle were built by the Knights between 1421 and 1503. Laying  on the slopes of the dramatic Acropolis and Knights castle, the dazzling medieval whitewashed village of Lindos is a maze of narrow winding black and white tiled alleyways fronted by imposing doorways which lead to flower filled courtyards of the unique Lindian houses which were built by rich sea-captains during the 15th  and 18th century’s. Lindos is located on the east coast of the island of Rhodes which is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Lindos_035.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. The 13th century Byzantine church of St John (Agios Ioannis) inside the  114 metre high Acropolis hill of Lindos. Lindos is located on the east coast of the island of Rhodes which is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. View of people walking up the steep stairway towards the arched entrance of the Castle of the Knights of St John on the 114 metre high Acropolis hill at Lindos. The stairway and castle were built by the Knights between 1421 and 1503.
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  • New Acropolis museum. Athens. Greece.
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  • Rhodes. Greece. The 13th century Byzantine church of St John (Agios Ioannis) inside the  114 metre high Acropolis hill of Lindos. Lindos is located on the east coast of the island of Rhodes which is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Lindos_039.tif
  • The Temple of Trajan, situated on the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Corinthian order white marble Temple in peripteros plan was constructed on the ruins of Hellenistic structures in the 2nd century AD and was dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan by his successor Hadrian (Ad 125-138). Bothe emperors were worshipped here.  The Temple is flanked by porticoes on all four sides with the back one being higher.
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  • The Temple of Trajan, situated on the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Corinthian order white marble Temple in peripteros plan was constructed on the ruins of Hellenistic structures in the 2nd century AD and was dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan by his successor Hadrian (Ad 125-138). Bothe emperors were worshipped here.  The Temple is flanked by porticoes on all four sides with the back one being higher.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_020.jpg
  • Rhodes. Greece. Remaining columns of the 3rd century BC Temple of Pythian Apollo on Monte Smith, a hill west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_013.tif
  • Well preserved upper section of the city walls that surround the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey.
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  • View thru the north portico of the Temple of Trajan, on the upper Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Corinthian order white marble Temple in peripteros plan was constructed on the ruins of Hellenistic structures in the 2nd century AD and was dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan by his successor Hadrian (Ad 125-138). Bothe emperors were worshipped here.  The Temple is flanked by porticoes on all four sides with the back one being higher.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_040.jpg
  • The Temple of Trajan, situated on the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Corinthian order white marble Temple in peripteros plan was constructed on the ruins of Hellenistic structures in the 2nd century AD and was dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan by his successor Hadrian (Ad 125-138). Bothe emperors were worshipped here.  The Temple is flanked by porticoes on all four sides with the back one being higher.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_030.jpg
  • The Temple of Trajan, situated on the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Corinthian order white marble Temple in peripteros plan was constructed on the ruins of Hellenistic structures in the 2nd century AD and was dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan by his successor Hadrian (Ad 125-138). Bothe emperors were worshipped here.  The Temple is flanked by porticoes on all four sides with the back one being higher.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_023.jpg
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_006.jpg
  • Rhodes. Greece. The restored 3rd century BC Classical theatre or odeion on Monte Smith, a hill to the west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_009.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Remaining columns of the 3rd century BC Temple of Pythian Apollo on Monte Smith, a hill west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_002.tif
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_112.jpg
  • The Hellenistic ancient theatre on the south slope of the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. Dating from the 3rd century BC, the theatre is the steepest of the ancient world. The theatre has 80 rows of seats which could accommodate approximately 10,000 spectators. There was no permanent stage building. The holes for posts supporting the scanae frons and the proscenium are still visible in the pavements on the terrace.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_089.jpg
  • The Temple of Trajan, situated on the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Corinthian order white marble Temple in peripteros plan was constructed on the ruins of Hellenistic structures in the 2nd century AD and was dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan by his successor Hadrian (Ad 125-138). Bothe emperors were worshipped here.  The Temple is flanked by porticoes on all four sides with the back one being higher.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_028.jpg
  • View thru the north portico of the Temple of Trajan, on the upper Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Corinthian order white marble Temple in peripteros plan was constructed on the ruins of Hellenistic structures in the 2nd century AD and was dedicated to Roman Emperor Trajan by his successor Hadrian (Ad 125-138). Bothe emperors were worshipped here.  The Temple is flanked by porticoes on all four sides with the back one being higher.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_004.jpg
  • Rhodes. Greece. View of one of the Nymphaia, a cave like structure which was used for worship and recreation purposes, located on Monte Smith, a hill west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_022.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. Remaining columns of the 3rd century BC Temple of Pythian Apollo on Monte Smith, a hill west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_014.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. The restored 2nd century BC stadium (200 metres long, 35 m wide) on Monte Smith, a hill west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_011.tif
  • Rhodes. Greece. The restored 3rd century BC Classical theatre or odeion on Monte Smith, a hill to the west of Rhodes Town.  The hill or upper acropolis which is named after British Admiral Sir Sydney Smith was the religious and ceremonial focus of the ancient 5th century BC city of Rhodes. The island of Rhodes is the largest of the Dodecanese Island group and one of the most popular Greek Islands.
    Greece_Rhodes_Town_Acropolis_008.tif
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_113.jpg
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_108.jpg
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_106.jpg
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_105.jpg
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_100.jpg
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_101.jpg
  • Temple of Dionysos or Caracalla on the north end of the Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. The Ionic temple was originally built in the Hellenistic period around the 2nd century BC and was dedicated to Dionysus. It was later rebuilt in marble and rededicated to Emperor Caracalla (211-217 AD).
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_099.jpg
  • Elevated view of the Temple of Dionysus and Hellenistic on Acropolis theatre terrace. Ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_097.jpg
  • The Hellenistic ancient theatre on the south slope of the Acropolis of ancient Pergamum modern day Bergama, Turkey. Dating from the 3rd century BC, the theatre is the steepest of the ancient world. The theatre has 80 rows of seats which could accommodate approximately 10,000 spectators. There was no permanent stage building. The holes for posts supporting the scanae frons and the proscenium are still visible in the pavements on the terrace.
    Turkey_Pergamum_Acropolis_083.jpg
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