In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

The Acropolis is a massive archaeological site brimming with the artistic monuments and wonders of ancient Greece. Here are ...

Holly D. Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district just below the ancient site itself – houses various archaeological findings ...

Congratulates the State Party on its project “Unification of the Archaeological Sites of Athens,” and on the long-term conservation plan, including the new museum design for the Acropolis, as this ...

Tucked under the Acropolis, Athens’ Old Town features a concentration of ruins, museums, tavernas and rooftop gems.

The remaining five caryatids, which supported the portico of the temple, are held in the Acropolis Museum of Athens. Photograph by British Museum/Scala, Florence Having brought the statues and ...

Athens sprawls ... southern slopes of the Acropolis, the Makrigianni district is home to several luxury hotels and top-notch restaurants, as well as the Acropolis Museum, which houses artifacts ...

the Industrial Gas Museum ... "Athens, a big ugly city, has obligatory ancient sights (the hilltop temple of the Acropolis, ...

For a city with so much mythical and cultural baggage, Athens is surprisingly modern ... ancient Greeks at the excavations ...