The Acropolis of Athens by junge1

Photography • Historical • posted on Jul 18, 2013

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The sacred rock of the Acropolis was for many centuries the most important religious center of the city of Athens. The first traces of occupation go back to the Neolithic period. In Mycenaean times it was the seat of the king, whose megaron stood roughly on the site on which the Erechtheion was built many centuries later. After the 11th century B.C. it became the home of the cult of Athena, patron goddess of the city that took her name, and of other gods, and was adorned with majestic temples, brilliant buildings and a vast number of votive monuments. In the middle of the 5th century B.C. when Athens was at the height of its power, the ambitious artistic programe of Perikles was implemented: the Parthenon, the Propylaea and, a little later, the temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion, were all erected between 447 and and 406 B.C. remaining to the present day witnesses to the Greek Classical civilization (Source: Official pamphlet). This picture was taken on 26 June 2013 from the Olympieion, Sig...

Comments (25)

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kgb224

8:06AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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Faemike55

8:11AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Fantastic view Sig! Great capture and information

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UteBigSmile Online Now!

8:44AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Das ist ein toller Schnappschuss!

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Jay-el-Jay

10:08AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

An impressive view of this ancient site.

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Richardphotos

10:12AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

welcome back and thanks for sharing this beautiful part of history

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Wolfenshire

10:37AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Amazing structure. And to think it was built without the use of machines.

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UVDan

11:07AM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Magnificent!

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mairekas

12:41PM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Wonderful and impressive view! Thanks for sharing!

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jayfar

2:53PM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Super shot Sig and somewhere that I have never been.

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tigertim

3:23PM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Fantastic shot... that is a great angle, esp with the two columns in front!!

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rbowen

4:11PM | Thu, 18 July 2013

Very good capture of the magnificent temple and interesting information!

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jocko500

11:06PM | Thu, 18 July 2013

wow you travel a lot. but that cool. wonder what the two big columns was for?

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renecyberdoc

1:40AM | Fri, 19 July 2013

great history they have indeed.

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starship64

1:51AM | Fri, 19 July 2013

Beautiful shot!

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ontar1

6:32AM | Fri, 19 July 2013

Beautiful view, outstanding capture and info!!!!!!!!!!!!

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dakotabluemoon

6:46AM | Fri, 19 July 2013

Wow this is a beautiful image u have captured awesome history on it.

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auntietk

7:32AM | Fri, 19 July 2013

Very cool. I love the composition, with the columns in the foreground. It's interesting to see the area from this angle ... most of the pictures I've seen don't show modern buildings ... and the context is fascinating. It's good to see a shot from your trip! More, please! :)

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