Acropolis of Athens
Ancient site
A rocky hill crowned with temples from ancient Greece.
The Acropolis is a rocky hill that rises about 150 metres above the city of Athens. The name means high city.
On top stands the Parthenon, a marble temple for the goddess Athena. It was built between 447 and 432 BC, when Athens was the most powerful city in Greece.
- years old
- 2,400+
- the hill is high
- 150 m
- outer columns on the Parthenon
- 46
- 1
The columns lean slightly inwards and bulge a little in the middle. That makes them look perfectly straight.
- 2
The temples were once painted in bright colours.
- 3
In 1687 the roof of the Parthenon was blown off: gunpowder was being stored inside.
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