The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of the classical world. The most famous structure there is the Parthenon ...

“To walk through the classical Acropolis was to traverse a marble paean to Athens itself,” he says ... Erechtheion, and Parthenon. Over the millennia the deterioration of these monuments ...

The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.

Greek lawmakers have elected a former parliament speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum as the country’s new president ...

Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district ... the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers ...

"We all understand that the Sculptures belong here and must return to Greece. And we should do this so that we can be proud of something." ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners ... 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike ...

On the first Sunday of every month, from 1 November to 31 March, entrance to all the archaeological sites in Athens is free. Yes, even the Acropolis. Drink in the Parthenon views from the roof ...

Start at the top floor Parthenon Gallery ... Obviously, you can’t visit Athens without visiting the Acropolis. No matter how many times you’ve paid homage to this wonder of the ancient ...