On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...

“Although there were many important sanctuaries and public spaces in Athens ... Parthenon. In the process, the team has acquired new information about these emblematic buildings. “The ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

Hurwit: "Acropolis" means the high point of the city. And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely reached higher than a storey or two, the Parthenon, which stands atop the Acropolis like a ...

Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district ... the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners ... 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike ...

The acropolis ... to Athens. Approaching the city from the southwest, as seaborne visitors have for more than 25 centuries, I gazed out of the left side of the cab and suddenly saw the Parthenon ...

With so much history crammed into one crowded, chaotic city, it’s hard to know where to start sightseeing in Athens ... as the Acropolis itself. Start at the top floor Parthenon Gallery ...

On the first Sunday of every month, from 1 November to 31 March, entrance to all the archaeological sites in Athens is free. Yes, even the Acropolis. Drink in the Parthenon views from the roof ...

The chairman and founder of the International Organising Committee for the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles ... the sculptures to the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Mr Comino has spent ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British ...