The most famed structures at the Acropolis—the Parthenon, the Erechtheion temple, the Propylaea gate, and the Temple of Athena Nike—were all constructed over a few decades in the 5th century BCE.

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The symbol of Western Civilization, the Acropolis' Parthenon was converted to a Christian church for almost a millennium, ...

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 ...

and the temple of Athena Nike was built at the entrance of the Acropolis. Still, the Acropolis and the Parthenon in particular had a checkered history. In 427 or 426, an earthquake apparently ...

Exposed on the Acropolis, the Parthenon was a highly vulnerable target ... and four fragments from the frieze of the temple to Athena Nike. Stories in StoneDefenders of Lord Elgin argue that ...

The acropolis ... side of the cab and suddenly saw the Parthenon, its white marble shimmering in the sun. Having known that I would see the ancient temple, I was still astonished, as if I ...