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Acropolis The Acropolis is the universally recognised symbols of Ancient Greece, the most important monument in the ancient western world, the faded remnants of Pericles' city of temples, the sight that you must visit. It is lavishly coloured and gilded of gargantuan statues, some of bronze, others of marble plated with gold and encrusted with precious stones. The Propylaia, which formed the towering entrance to the Acropolis was built by Mnesikles in the 430s BC. The Parthenon is unsurpassed in its grace and harmony, the largest Doric temple ever completed in Greece. The Parthenon had a dual purpose - to house the 12 metres statue of Athena; the city's protector, and to serve as the treasury for the tribute money from Delos. It was built on the site of at least four earlier temples, all dedicated to the worship of Athena. Beside the Parthenon is the Erechtheion, immediately recognisable for its much-photographed Caryatids, the six maidens who take the place of columns. The onsite Acropolis Museum houses a collection of sculptures and reliefs from the site.
Theatre of Dionysos The Theatre of Dionysos lies on the southeastern slope of the Acropolis. The first theatre on this site erected in the 6th century BC. Here goatskin-clad performers sang and danced during the Festival of Great Dionysia. Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, Aristophanes were first staged here at 5th-century BC religious festivals. The theatre was reconstructed in stone and marble by Lycurgus between 342 and 326 BC. The auditorium could seat 17,000; of an original 64 tiers of seats, about 20 tiers still survive. The 2nd-century reliefs at the rear of the stage depict the exploits of Dionysos. The two hefty, hunched-up selini were worshippers of the mythical Selinos of the oversized phallus, who charged up mountains in lecherous pursuit of nymphs. He mentored Dionysos - with whatever energy he had leftover.
Ancient Agora The Agora (market) was employ for all public acitivities - administrative, commercial, political and social activity back in the old day. All roads led here, and it was bustling and crowded. Socrates could be seen expounding his philosophy, and in 49 AD, St Paul disputed here daily in an attempt to win converts to Christianity. A good place to begin an exploration of the site is in the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, originally built in 159-138 BC; its expensive shops were a popular stamping ground for moneyed Athenians. In the vicinity is the Agora Museum, where there's a model of the Agora upstairs along with a collection of finds from the site. The Temple of Hephaestus, on the western edge of the Agora, dates from 449 BC and is the best-preserved Doric temple in Greece. To the northeast of the temple are the foundations of the Stoa of Zeus Eleutherios, one of the places where Socrates spoke to the masses. Near the southern entrance of the market is the Church of the Holy Apostles, which was built in the early 11th century to commemorate St Paul and his teachings. Have a look at the Byzantine frescoes inside.
Tower of the Winds & Roman Agora The octagonal marble Tower of Winds built in the 1st century BC by Syrian astronomer Andronicus. It served as a sundial, weather vane, water clock and compass. Each side has a relief of a figure floating through the air, depicting the wind associated with that point. The weather vane was a bronze Triton that revolved upon the top of the tower, disappeared long ago. The Roman Agora, though little more than a heap of rubble to the average eye, does hold an interesting nugget or two. Its entrance is through the well-preserved Gate of Athena Archegetis, flanked by four Doric columns. To the right of the entrance are foundations of a 1st-century public latrine, and in the southeast area are the foundations of a propylon and a row of shops.
National Archaeological Museum It should be visited early in the morning before the guided tours turn the echoing marble halls into a deafening Babel. This museum, which opened in 1874, has the world's best collection of Greek antiquities. Straight ahead from the entrance foyer is the museum's tour de force, the Hall of Mycenaean Antiquities, is filled with gleaming gold. The star attraction is the Mask of Agamemnon. The Neolithic Collection includes finds from Thessaly, as well as pottery, figurines and jewellery from Troy, and the Cycladic Collection includes the largest Cycladic figurine ever found. Other rooms hold archaic, classical, late classical, Hellenistic and Roman period sculpture; bronze; pottery; and other exquisite objects and antiquities. Of particular note is the Thira Exhibition, consisting of spectacular Minoan frescoes unearthed at Akrotiri on the island of Santorini.
Benaki Museum Benaki Museum situated at the northeast corner of the National Garden, houses a sumptuous and eclectic collection from Europe and Asia including jewellery, costumes and two icons by El Greco. It was a present from Antoine Benaki who turned his family house into a museum and presented it to Greece.

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