Acropolis

The jewel of Athens, a world symbol of civilization and the beginning of the Republic, the Acropolis of Athens stands proudly on the rocky hill 70 meters above the city level since the golden age of Pericles. Some of the most important monuments of the Acropolis include the Parthenon which is its largest and most official building, built in honor of the goddess Athena by Iktinos and Kallikrates and gathering the admiration of the whole world for centuries now. It is also worth mentioning the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena or Apterou Niki.