Early settlement
The Acropolis is located on a flattish-topped rock that rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares (7.4 acres). While … 查看更多內容

Every four years, the Athenians had a festival called the Great Panathenaea that rivaled the Olympic Games in popularity. During the … 查看更多內容

• Marble seats at the Theatre of Dionysus inscribed with names.
• Pergamene column at the Stoa of Eumenes. 查看更多內容

• Landscaping of the Acropolis of Athens 查看更多內容

The entrance to the Acropolis was a monumental gateway termed the Propylaea. To the south of the entrance is the tiny Temple … 查看更多內容

The Acropolis Restoration Project began in 1975 with the goal to reverse the decay of centuries of attrition, pollution, destruction from military actions, and misguided past restorations. The project included collection and identification of all stone … 查看更多內容

The Acropolis is a klippe consisting of two lithostratigraphic units, the Athens schist and the overlying Acropolis limestone. The Athens schist is a soft reddish rock dating from the upper Cretaceous period. The original sediments were deposited in a river delta … 查看更多內容