“Although there were many important sanctuaries and public spaces in Athens ... as of a lesser-known building called the Arrephorion, the defensive walls encircling the Acropolis, and the ...

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to ... its white marble shimmering in the sun. Having known that I would see the ancient temple ...

The Acropolis is a sacred hill in the heart of Athens with the Parthenon at its peak. Beside it is a smaller temple known as the Erechtheion, named after Erechtheus, a mythical king of Athens.