Acropolis in Athens - Greece

Unesco Scientific, Educational and Cultural Organization has recognized Acropolis Castle in Athens of Greece as a World Cultural Heritage in 1987.

Acropolis in Greek means defense . In ancient Greece, each place had a solid acropolis. If the enemy attacks, people will gather in the acropolis to escape and be protected. But Acropolis in the world's most famous city of Athens , so today, when it comes to acropolis, it is understood to be the Acropolis of Athens and all the relics surrounding the Acropolis are called under a common name as pants. Can worship the Acropolis or the Acropolis ancient citadel .

Acropolis in Athens is located 150 meters above sea level, also known as Cecropia , following the first king of Athena (legend is a snake).

Overview of the ancient citadel heritage area - Acropolis temple complex

The Acropolis, which is the place for the present generation a most panoramic view of the golden age of Greek civilization . In 490 BC, the Athenians laid the first stones as the foundation of the Acropolis to worship the city 's guardian god - Athena Parthenos . But 10 years later, this feat was destroyed by the Persians. 30 years later, Pericles embarked on rebuilding the building with a grand scale many times more than the first building was destroyed.

Acropolis ancient citadel or Acropolis complex consists of many works, of which the typical must be: Propylaea Gate; Erechtheion temple; Nike temple Nike; Temple of Phathenon . Large and small buildings at the Acropolis are built with Doric architectural symbols and styles.

Propylaia gate

Greek word Propylaia is the entrance. Propylaia gates are built of white marble, gray marble and limestone . The Acropolis's northern and southern wings spread out from the arch of the central building, making it look like it was about to extend its arms. The central building consists of carved marble blocks that form concave cells on the ceiling, painted blue with sparkling gold.

Propylaia gate is built of gray and white marble

Erechtheion Temple

Erechtheion Temple is a work bearing bold Greek architecture. This work was built in an asymmetrical style, consisting of 3 parts that are almost independent of 3 separate roofs. Architectural style and construction has created an extremely impressive and impressive architecture. Until now Erechtheion temple is still considered a strange phenomenon of Greek architecture and is an art masterpiece.

Nike Athena Temple

The Athena Nike temple is built from marble material, the size of the temple is quite small, so it is easy to place in the rocky nose, the favorite position of the goddess Athena .

Parthenon Temple

Parthenon Temple is considered to be the most beautiful architectural works of ancient Greece and is also the most beautiful building in the history of world architecture . Of course this work is also an art masterpiece not only of Greece but of the whole world. Parthenon Temple is divided into three distinct parts in which Pronaos is the lobby; Naos is the altar of worship, there is a place to statue the goddess Athena; and Opictodom means treasure room. The temple is surrounded by corridors, the two main columns with eight columns, completely different from the ancient Greek architecture often has six columns. Along the temple side are seventeen pillars. Parthenon Temple is built entirely of bright Pentelic marble, its own roof and carved ceilings from Cypress wood are fragrant. The sides of the temple are bas-reliefs depicting the Athenian fight with other countries' troops or with the gods. The pillars of the temple are placed directly on the floor without columns. On these plates is a system of protruding water nails, with a rainwater drainage pipe shaped like a lion's head.

The Parthenon Temple is considered to be the symbol of Greece and is the great architectural work of the ancient Greek world.

The architecture of Parthenon temple is quite special with an unusual width to create a large space for the statue of the goddess Athena. The statue of Athena is made from gold and ivory by the renowned architect Phidias. Unfortunately this art masterpiece is no longer available. However, the carvings on the columns and walls of the temple are also very impressive and can be considered the standard of carved art. On the east side of the temple are carvings of the legendary war of the gods with giants. To the south of the temple is the battle of my king Lafrithes and the valiant These in the confrontation with the centaurs. The north side of the lamp is the legendary Troy war.

In addition to the Acropolis, there are other architectural works such as the Dionysos Theater - the oldest theater in ancient Greece; Odeon Theater and Arch of Eumen .

At present, the Acropolis ancient cultural heritage is not only a famous architectural work in Greece but also an architecture admired by the whole world and a symbol of ancient Greece .

Parthenon temple columns, roofs