The Parthenon is a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athen ...
The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greates ...
The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens which was dedicated to both Athe ...
The temple of Rome and Augustus was erected in the late first century BC. Several architectural elements of the building were ...
A propylaea means an monumental gateway in ancient Greek architecture. Entrance into the Acropolis was controlled by the ...
To the west of the Dionysos theatre and quite close to the cliff of the Acropolis lies the Asklepieion, the sanctuary of ...
The Temple of Athena Nike on the Acropolis of Athens was named after the Greek goddess. Built around 420 BCE, the temple ...
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It ...
The Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus is a major theatre in Athens, built at the foot of the Athenian Acropolis. Dedicat ...
Hadrian"s Library was created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. The ...
The Stoa of Attalos was a covered walkway or portico in the Agora of Athens. It was built by and named after King Attalos ...
The Old Royal Palace is the first royal palace of modern Greece, completed in 1843. It has housed the Hellenic Parliament ...
Tzistarakis Mosque was built in 1759, by the Ottoman governor of Athens, Mustapha Agha Tzistarakis. According to tradition ...
The National Archaeological Museum houses some of the most important artifacts from a variety of archaeological locations ar ...
The Ancient Agora of Classical Athens is the best-known example of an ancient Greek agora (central public space in anci ...
The Fethiye Mosque is located on the northern side of the ancient Roman Agora in Athens and was built on the ruins of a Ch ...
The original Roman Agora was encroached upon and obstructed by a series of Roman buildings, beginning with the imperial fami ...
The Acropolis Museum, opened in 2009, focuses on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The m ...
The Areopagus is a prominent rock outcropping located northwest of the Acropolis. In pre-classical times (before the 5th ce ...
The Temple of Olympian Zeus is a former colossal temple at the centre Athens. It was dedicated to Olympian Zeus, a name o ...
The Temple of Hephaestus is a well-preserved Greek temple located at the north-west side of the Agora of Athens; it rema ...
The Arch of Hadrian is a monumental gateway resembling – in some respects – a Roman triumphal arch. It spanned an anc ...
Eleusinion was the place where all sacred objects associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries were kept between ceremonies. I ...
The Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens. One of the main historic attractions of At ...
The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation construction began on Christmas Day, 1842 with the laying of the cornerstone ...
The Byzantine and Christian Museum was founded in 1914, and houses more than 25,000 exhibits with rare collections of pictur ...
Kerameikos was the potters" quarter of the city, from which the English word 'ceramic' is derived, and was als ...
The Zappeion is a palace-like building in the National Gardens of Athens in the heart of Athens. It is generally used fo ...
Built in a neo-gothic style, St. Paul's Anglican Church is a listed building and a landmark in the cityscape of contemporary ...
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis, houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to ...
The Philopappos Monument is an ancient Greek mausoleum and monument dedicated to Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Phil ...
The Pnyx is a hill in central Athens. Beginning as early as 507 BC, the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popu ...
The First Cemetery of Athens is the official cemetery of the City of Athens and the first to be built. It opened in 1837 ...