Beulé gate, the first gate in the way to the top of Acropolis.
The propylaea is the grand entrance to the hilltop.
The erechtheum, combining several temples, built ca. 420BC.
Ionic column.
Athena and Poseidon fought here and at the spot where Poseidon's trident struck the ground, an olive tree grew.
The Caryatids' balcony on the erechtheum (the original statues are in the museum).
Doric columns tops found on the site.
The top of the walls of the Acropolis. The walls were erected over several centuries, with the main current wall dating back from the 5th century BC.
The parthenon, doric temple dedicated to the virgin Athena (Athena Parthenos), built 447-431BC under Pericles by Phidias, partially destroyed in 1687 by an…
East side with a new marble block destined to repair the Parthenon in the front.
New marble is installed to repair the Parthenon.
Originally a top frieze decorated the upper portion of the wall of an inner room (cella); the frieze was removed by Lord Elgin of England in the 19th century is…
Parthenon by night.
The east pediment used to depict the birth of Athena from the head of Zeus. The scene was framed by charriots carried by horses, raising from (here) and into…
The Parthenon was used as a military facility by the Ottomans.
