ATH.045· landmarks · monastiraki
Parthenon
monastirakiTier: budget
The summit of classical Greek architecture — a Doric temple to Athena built 447–432 BC on the highest point of the Acropolis rock. Despite 2,500 years of earthquakes, wars, and a 1687 Venetian cannon blast, the bones remain extraordinary.
acropolisancient-greekdorictemplemust-seeparthenon
