The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

“Although there were many important sanctuaries and public spaces in Athens and across Attica,” says classical art historian Jeffrey Hurwit of the University of Oregon, “the Acropolis stands ...

Not so the Acropolis. On the long-ago bright September day when I landed for the first time in Greece aboard the S.S. Olympia, I took a taxi from Piraeus to Athens ... knew whose view of the ...

The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

(Photo by Louisa GOULIAMAKI / AFP) (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images) If you’re heading to one of Greece’s biggest ... introduced at the Acropolis in Athens.

When you think about an image of Greece, it's likely that you envision the Acropolis. The famous hill in Athens with the ...