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 ...
The lost temple in the ancient citadel may have been constructed before the Parthenon. “The inscription [beside the engraving] does not mention the Acropolis of Athens, and so, as we indicate in ...
U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...