The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to the texts of our history books—and the subtexts of our imaginations—that it is one of those ...

This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic ... On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory ...

Eleftheriou, an architect by training, is director of the Acropolis ... and civic and national identity. “Although there were many important sanctuaries and public spaces in Athens and across ...

In 447 Pericles began the project he is most famous for: the building program on the Acropolis ... would reflect the prestige of imperial Athens: 'All kinds of enterprises should be created ...

From September, a cap on visitor numbers will be introduced at the Acropolis in Athens. A maximum of 20,000 ... permanently from April 1, 2024. On national radio, Mendoni said, “Obviously ...