Athens Student notes
... Inside the Parthenon stood the statue of _______________, sculpted by Phidias, she stood _______ feet high and dominated the Parthenon’s hall. It was made out of ___________ and _____________ over a wooden core. It was thought to have been destroyed some time in the fifth Century AD. The Parthenon w ...
... Inside the Parthenon stood the statue of _______________, sculpted by Phidias, she stood _______ feet high and dominated the Parthenon’s hall. It was made out of ___________ and _____________ over a wooden core. It was thought to have been destroyed some time in the fifth Century AD. The Parthenon w ...
Map of the Acropolis of Athens in Socrates and Plato
... construction. The Pericles are attributed with the construction of the major buildings in this area. According to research, the Pericles constructed the Propylaia, Parthenon and Erechtheion. At the same time, they are also believed to have constructed the Athena Nike temple. There is a cultural sign ...
... construction. The Pericles are attributed with the construction of the major buildings in this area. According to research, the Pericles constructed the Propylaia, Parthenon and Erechtheion. At the same time, they are also believed to have constructed the Athena Nike temple. There is a cultural sign ...
Adobe Acrobat - Ancient Greece
... The Athenian Acropolis The Acropolis and Parthenon When Perikles planned a large-scale construction programme for Acropolis (447/446 BC) he placed Pheidias in charge of the whole architectural and sculptural undertaking. Pheidias was an artist and sculptor from Athens. He created the colossal statue ...
... The Athenian Acropolis The Acropolis and Parthenon When Perikles planned a large-scale construction programme for Acropolis (447/446 BC) he placed Pheidias in charge of the whole architectural and sculptural undertaking. Pheidias was an artist and sculptor from Athens. He created the colossal statue ...
Acropolis of Athens
The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: Ἀκρόπολις; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis comes from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, ""edge, extremity"") and πόλις (polis, ""city""). Although there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as ""The Acropolis"" without qualification.While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495 – 429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the site's most important buildings including the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the temple of Athena Nike. The Parthenon and the other buildings were seriously damaged during the 1687 siege by the Venetians in the Morean War when the Parthenon was being used for gunpowder storage and was hit by a cannonball.The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the preeminent monument on the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on 26 March 2007.