Advantages: Classical and sacred monuments Disadvantages: Crowds, scaffolding, heat
...could wander up to the Acropolis freely and quietly.
The Acropolis is basically a limestone and red schist rock. During the Golden Age of Athens, the statesman Pericles commissioned a magnificent public building programme on its summit to commemorate its cultural and political achievements. This is what we had come to see.
There is only one accessible slope leading to the summit, the other sides too steep to climb. We trailed up the ramp and climb ... ...most sacred site on the Acropolis where Poseidon and Athena had a contest over who would be the Patron of the city. Poseidon thrust his trident into the rock and a spring burst forth. Athena touched the ground with a spear and an olive tree grew. Athena was declared the victor and the great city of Athens was named in her honour. The most impressive feature of the temple is the porch of the Caryatids (six columns shaped like maidens supporting the ...
MAFARRIMOND 21.07.2004
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Advantages: Stunning, Awe inspiring and beautiful Disadvantages: Scaffolding
The Acropolis or "Sacred Rock" of Athens stands high above the city. On it are built many beautiful and frankly amazing structures. For a construction dating back to 450 B.C. the precision and architecture are something that should be seen by everyone. You enter the acropolis through the Propylaea which is the gateway to the acropolis. It is an incredible structure.
There are three main temples on the Acropolis. The main one is the Parthenon. The ... ...Nike also stands on the acropolis as well as several amphitheatres standing around it which can be viewed from the acropolis. Most of the historic sites in Athens can be viewed clearly from the acropolis. The only problem with viewing the Acropolis is the Scaffolding. As all the buildings are being restored, tourists are unable to go near which is fair enough. The good news is that they're being restored. Pieces of the acropolis cover the site, and ...
LenaSophia 06.04.2004
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Advantages: Ancient Greek achievement, so famous, great views Disadvantages: Busy, hot, restricted access
The main site of Athens has to be seen at least once during a stay. It comprises various buildings, most notably the Parthenon, with a lot of restoration work being done. For this reason you cannot go into any of the buildings, which is quite disappointing. There is also a museum on the site which has many fascinating finds. But it is not as good as many other sites. There are so many tourists that you are forever walking into the way of photos, ... ...The views are however superb across Athens, although it does get hazy. As a hint, most tour parties go here in the morning, so come later on (it closes at 6:00pm). But it is on top of a hill, the walk is hot and there is little shade, so don't come in the heat of the day. Despite this, it has to be visited, simply because it is so famous. Just don't expect anything mind-shattering. ...
CarpeDiem 29.07.2000
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Advantages: There you can see greate architectural sculptures,you can discover wich was the most important greeks Gods Disadvantages: It is a problem if you travel with a bus because it is very tiresome
Acropolis! Acropolis! Acropolis! but what is Acropolis? A city?,a building? Actually it is a hill. This is maybe the most important place in Athen. Why ? Because the monument from acropole show us the greatness of this ancient culture.Because here appeared "TheOlympic fairy tale" . When I was 9 years old I went with my step father to Greece. His brother live there and we decided to spend our sumer there.I can't remember exactly the main events because ... ...interested in the beach than that stones. However that trip made me be interested in Greek culture so I will give you some informations.Acropole was the place where was born the democracy.The most important buildings are (Parthenon,Erechtheion,Temple of Nike,Propylaea) Ok! Ok! I will stop here because I can't translate all these names into english and you can look for these information on the internet.I think that if somebody want to visit the Acropole ...
gladiator27 30.01.2006
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