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Credits : this map has been adapted
from the map on p. 12 of "L'Acropole, Nouveau guide des monuments et du musée",
by Dr G. Papathanassopoulos, Éd. KRÉNÉ, Athens, 1991.
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Acropolis of Athens |
| The Acropolis of
Athens
is the best known
acropolis (high city, The "Sacred Rock") in the world. Although
there are many other acropoleis in
Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that
it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification.
The Acropolis was formally proclaimed as the pre-eminent monument on
the European Cultural Heritage list of monuments on
26
March
2007.[1]
The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 m (490 ft) above
sea level in the city of
Athens.
It was also known as Cecropia, after the legendary
serpent-man,
Kekrops or
Cecrops, the first Athenian king. (From Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia)
We visited Acropolis of Athens in July of 2008. Having seen the
Pyramids, Great Wall of China & Taj Mahal...this was on my top of
the list. The weather was really hot in July on top of the
Acropolis. In fact, one boy fainted while we were up there. You can
tell the heat by looking at Arman's red chin. Acropolis is situated
on top a hill. The bad thing is that you can not take stroller up
there and you have to walk for around 20 minutes to get to the op of
the hill where the Parthenon is. |
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