Acropolis of Athens

The most representative of the Greek acropolises 7th century BC

Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens can be considered the most representative of the Greek acropolises. It is a rock, flat at the top, which rises 156 meters above sea level above the city of Athens. The plateau is 140 m wide and almost 280 m long. It is also known as Cecropia in honor of the legendary serpent-man Cecrops, the first Athenian king.
The Acropolis was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.

The Parthenon is a Greek peripteral octastyle temple of the Doric order, located on the Acropolis of Athens, dedicated to the goddess Athena. The Parthenon has been praised as the finest achievement of classical Greek architecture and its decorations are considered some of the greatest elements of Greek art.