Acropolis of Athens: Entrance Ticket

Each polis of Ancient Greece had its own Acropolis, but none of them can surpass the Athenian one in scale, layout and concentration of such a number of monuments of past eras.

The capital of Greece is simply unthinkable without it, it is rightfully considered its calling card, a real Mecca for tourists from all over the world. Here time stands still, frozen in the impeccable elegance of architectural forms. Everything here looks majestic and amazes with its scope and monumentality, testifying to the high level of development of the culture of the ancient Greeks and remaining a model of world architecture for centuries.

Initially, the imperial palace was located on the Acropolis hill, and in the 7th century BC large-scale reconstruction began and the foundation of the first and most significant temple, the Parthenon, was laid. It amazes not only with its size, but also with its special layout - it can be seen in volume. If you look at the building from the central gate, three walls appear to the eye at the same time. The secret is that the Parthenon columns are located at a certain angle to each other, which explains a number of other interesting architectural features. And the main decoration of the temple was the statue of Athena, made of ivory and gold. Around the 5th century BC, it was taken to Constantinople, where it burned down in a fire.

No less grandiose is the Erechtheinon, built on the site of the legendary dispute between Poseidon and Athena. Here, in the sanctuary of Pandora, an olive branch was kept, and a spring with sea water flowed. In addition, the temple has the famous sculptures of the Caryatids - six beauties that replace the columns of the temple, many friezes and mosaics that have survived in places.

Also standing out among the others is the temple of the goddess Nike, whom, according to legend, the Athenians left without wings so that she would not fly away from them, and victory would always be theirs. This is a truly legendary place - it was here that Aegeus waited for his son Theseus, and in a fit of uncontrollable despair jumped into the sea. And very close by is the ancient theater of Dionysus, where Aristophanes and Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides performed their dramas and comedies.

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