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Bookmark or Share- Acropolis - World History EncyclopediaAn Acropolis is any citadel or complex built on a high hill. The name derives from the Greek akro, "high" or "extreme/extremity" or "edge", and polis, "city", translated as "high city", "city on the edge" or "city in the air", the most famous being the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, built in the 5th century BCE.
- How to Visit the Acropolis & Parthenon in Athens (Updated for 2024)How to visit the Acropolis and the Parthenon in Athens, with tips to skip the lines, avoid the crowds, and visit without a guide.
- Athens - Acropolis, Parthenon, Ancient Greece | BritannicaThe Acropolis, Athens. Many of Athens’s bequests (all, if the theatre of Herodes Atticus may be regarded as an embodiment of the city’s literature) to the world are expressed in and around the natural centre of Athens, the Acropolis (designated a World Heritage site in 1987).
- Acropolis, Athens - UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe Acropolis of Athens is the most striking and complete ancient Greek monumental complex still existing in our times. It is situated on a hill of average height (156m) that rises in the basin of Athens. Its overall dimensions are approximately 170 by 350m.
- The Acropolis | The Official Athens Guide - This is AthensThe Acropolis is known worldwide for its architectural masterpieces, including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion on the top of this hill.
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