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   Where is the Acropolis of Athens located?

   • The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most famous ancient archaeological sites in the world. Located on a limestone hill high above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis has been inhabited since prehistoric times.

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   Why is the Acropolis important to ancient Athens?

   • The most celebrated myths of ancient Athens, its greatest religious festivals, earliest cults and several decisive events in the city's history are all connected to this sacred precinct. The monuments of the Acropolis stand in harmony with their natural setting.

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   What is the meaning of Acropolis?

   • An Acropolis is any citadel or complex built on a high hill. The name derives from the Greek akro, "high" or "extreme/extremity" or "edge", and polis, "city", translated as "high city", "city on the edge" or "city in the air", the most famous being the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, built in the 5th century BCE.

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   How big is the Acropolis of Athens?

   • Brief synthesis The Acropolis of Athens is the most striking and complete ancient Greek monumental complex still existing in our times. It is situated on a hill of average height (156m) that rises in the basin of Athens. Its overall dimensions are approximately 170 by 350m.

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   The Acropolis of Athens ( Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized : hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized : Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical signific...

   • Area: 3.04 ha
   • Criteria: Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi

   • Buffer zone: 116.71 ha

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   Jan 31, 2018 · The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most famous ancient archaeological sites in the world. Located on a limestone hill high above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis has been inhabited since...

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   The Acropolis of Athens is the most striking and complete ancient Greek monumental complex still existing in our times. It is situated on a hill of average height (156m) that rises in the basin of Athens. Its overall dimensions are approximately 170 by 350m.

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   The Acropolis Museum, one of the most important museums in the world, houses the findings of only one archaeological site, the Athenian Acropolis and its slopes.

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   Feb 14, 2024 · 1. Purchase Your Ticket Online in Advance. 2. Purchase the Combination Ticket. 3. Best Time to Visit the Acropolis. 4. Enter through the Side Entrance. 5. Join a Skip-the-Line Tour. Things to Do at the Acropolis. Propylaea. Temple of Athena Nike. Parthenon. Erechtheion, Pandroseion, and the Old Temple of Athena.

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   Jul 8, 2021 · An Acropolis is any citadel or complex built on a high hill. The name derives from the Greek akro, "high" or "extreme/extremity" or "edge", and polis, "city", translated as "high city", "city on the edge" or "city in the air", the most famous being the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, built in the 5th century BCE.

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    The greatest and finest sanctuary of ancient Athens, dedicated primarily to its patron, the goddess Athena, dominates the centre of the modern city from the rocky crag known as the Acropolis. The most celebrated myths of ancient Athens, its greatest religious festivals, earliest cults and several decisive events in the city's history are all ...