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Acropolis Collection (#8)

The Acropolis, a symbol of ancient Athens and Greece's rich history, stands proudly atop the city

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Parthenon's faade, Acropolis, Athens

Parthenon's faade, Acropolis, Athens Greece Athens, Acropolis Temple Classical, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca.. Date of Artwork:447-438 a.C

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Panoramic view of the Acropolis of Athens from the prytaneum on the hill of Pnyx

Panoramic view of the Acropolis of Athens from the prytaneum on the hill of Pnyx Greece Athens, hill of Pnyx Tribune Classical, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Propylaea, Acropolis of Athens

The Propylaea, Acropolis of Athens Greece Athens Portico Classical, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca.. Date of Artwork:437 - 432 a.C.. Artist:Mnesikles

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens

Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens Greece Athens Temple Classical, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca.. Date of Artwork:421 - 406 a.C.. Artist:Filokles

Background imageAcropolis Collection: View of the Acropolis, Athens

View of the Acropolis, Athens Greece Athens Acropolis Classical, Greek Art, Greece, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1920-1930 ca.. Date of Artwork:449-429 a.C

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Acropolis and Odeon of Herodes Atticus, aerial view, Athens, Greece, Europe

The Acropolis and Odeon of Herodes Atticus, aerial view, Athens, Greece, Europe

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: View at Parthenon at sunset time, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

View at Parthenon at sunset time, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Parthenon at sunset time, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Parthenon at sunset time, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: View at Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

View at Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis close to Plaka, Athens, Greece

Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis close to Plaka, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, neighborhood of Plaka, Athens, Greece

Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, neighborhood of Plaka, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Colorful houses in Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Colorful houses in Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Colorful houses in Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Colorful houses in Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Traditional white wall houses in the Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Traditional white wall houses in the Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Acropolis and white houses in the Anafiotika quarter, neighborhood of Plaka, Athens, Greece

Acropolis and white houses in the Anafiotika quarter, neighborhood of Plaka, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Colorful houses in Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Colorful houses in Anafiotika quarter under the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: View to Acropolis from ancient Agora, Athens, Greece

View to Acropolis from ancient Agora, Athens, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Athens - aerial landscape view of Acropolis to Athens and Lykavittos hill, Greece

Athens - aerial landscape view of Acropolis to Athens and Lykavittos hill, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Athens - Theatre of Dionysus (Herodes Atticus) at the Acropolis, Greece

Athens - Theatre of Dionysus (Herodes Atticus) at the Acropolis, Greece

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Acropolis of Athens and Helios (Sun)

The Acropolis of Athens and Helios (Sun)
Michael Kalika

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Athens from the Acropolis, Victorian period

Athens from the Acropolis, Victorian period. Date: late 19th century

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Poster, Acropolis of Lindos, Rhodes, Greece

Poster, Acropolis of Lindos, Rhodes, Greece Date: 1954

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Propylaea in Athens, 1818

The Propylaea in Athens, 1818
An architectural pencil drawing of the Propylaea of the Athenian Acropolis, a monumental gateway commissioned by Pericles in order to rebuild after the Persian wars. Date: 1818

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Parthenon, 1818

The Parthenon, 1818
An architectural pencil drawing of the Parthenon, a temple located on the Athenian Acropolis in Greece. Date: 1818

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Spain, Catalonia, Ullastret. Iberian settlement

Spain, Catalonia, Ullastret. Iberian settlement
Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Ullastret. Iberian settlement of Puig de Sant Andreu. Acropolis. Ruins of a temple, dated to the 4th century BC. Date: 2014

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Empuries. Greek Neapolis

Spain, Catalonia, Girona province, Empuries. Greek Neapolis. Remains of the Acropolis. Date: 2014

Background imageAcropolis Collection: 2nd Century BC Acropolis Altar Ancient Age Antiquity

2nd Century BC Acropolis Altar Ancient Age Antiquity
2nd, century, BC, Acropolis, altar, ancient, age, antiquity, Aphrodite, Architecture, Art, Asia, Minor, battle, Berlin, death, Detail, Dione, Eros, Eumenes, II, Soter, fate, fight, fighter, Frieze

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. Detail

Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. Detail
Pergamon Altar. 164-156 BC. Telephos Frieze. Detail. Battle by the river Kaikos. Two Scythian warriors, sons of river-god Istros, fall in battle. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageAcropolis Collection: At the Parthenon Frieze, a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Historic

At the Parthenon Frieze, a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Historic
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, acropolis, adorned, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient greek civilization, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Group of horsemen from the north frieze of the Parthenon, temple for the city goddess Pallas

Group of horsemen from the north frieze of the Parthenon, temple for the city goddess Pallas Athena Parthenos
1900s, 19th-century, 2 people, acropolis, adorned, altertum, america, american, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient greek civilization, ancient times, ancient world

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Athenian Virgins from the East Frieze of the Parthenon, Temple for the City Goddess Pallas Athena

Athenian Virgins from the East Frieze of the Parthenon, Temple for the City Goddess Pallas Athena Parthenos
1900s, 19th-century, acropolis, altertum, america, american, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient greek civilization, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic

Background imageAcropolis Collection: View of Athens from the Acropolis, 1860, Greece, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a

View of Athens from the Acropolis, 1860, Greece, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
1900s, 19th-century, acropolis, album, albums, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient greek civilization, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Athens. The Acropolis with the Temple of Jupiter, 1890, Greece, Historical

Athens. The Acropolis with the Temple of Jupiter, 1890, Greece, Historical
1900s, 19th-century, acropolis, altertum, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient greek civilization, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity, archaeologic, archaeological

Background imageAcropolis Collection: View of the Acropolis of Athens, c. 1880, Greece, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a

View of the Acropolis of Athens, c. 1880, Greece, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century
1900s, 19th-century, acropolis, album, albums, altertum, amphitheatre, ancient cities, ancient city, ancient civilizations, ancient greek civilization, ancient times, ancient world, antiquity

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Usto Ali Nasafi Mausoleum on the left, Middle Complex, Shah-I-Zinda, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Usto Ali Nasafi Mausoleum on the left, Middle Complex, Shah-I-Zinda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Central Asia, Asia

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c. 1850 (b/w photo)

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c. 1850 (b/w photo)
7315191 The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c.1850 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, around 1850)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c. 1850 (b/w photo)

The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c. 1850 (b/w photo)
7315196 The Parthenon, Athens, Greece, c.1850 (b/w photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, around 1850)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: At the Parthenon Frieze, a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Historic

At the Parthenon Frieze, a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Historic
7279621 At the Parthenon Frieze, a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Athens, Greece, Historic by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the Parthenon Frieze)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Group of horsemen from the north frieze of the Parthenon

Group of horsemen from the north frieze of the Parthenon
7278974 Group of horsemen from the north frieze of the Parthenon by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of horsemen from the north frieze of the Parthenon)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Eastern portico of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, 1803 (engraving)

Eastern portico of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, 1803 (engraving)
7236352 Eastern portico of the Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens, 1803 (engraving) by Pars, William (1742-82); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Baalbek, View from the Acropolis to Lebanon (b / w photo)

Baalbek, View from the Acropolis to Lebanon (b / w photo)
5991157 Baalbek, View from the Acropolis to Lebanon (b/w photo) by Grober, Karl (1885-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baalbek, View from the Acropolis to Lebanon)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Porch of the Maidens, Erectheion, Athens (colour litho)

Porch of the Maidens, Erectheion, Athens (colour litho)
7200388 Porch of the Maidens, Erectheion, Athens (colour litho) by Giallinos, Angelos (1857-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Porch of the Maidens, Erectheion, Athens)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Parthenon, Athens (colour litho)

Parthenon, Athens (colour litho)
7200385 Parthenon, Athens (colour litho) by Giallinos, Angelos (1857-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parthenon, Athens, Greece)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: The Acropolis, Athens (colour litho)

The Acropolis, Athens (colour litho)
7200383 The Acropolis, Athens (colour litho) by Giallinos, Angelos (1857-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Acropolis, Athens, Greece, in ancient times)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Plans of Rome and Athens (colour litho)

Plans of Rome and Athens (colour litho)
6016321 Plans of Rome and Athens (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R. (1871-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plans of Rome and Athens)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Athens in ancient times (colour litho)

Athens in ancient times (colour litho)
7200382 Athens in ancient times (colour litho) by Giallinos, Angelos (1857-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athens, Greece, in ancient times)

Background imageAcropolis Collection: Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture

Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture
6340224 Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture by Sasso, Giovanni Antonio (19th century); (add.info.: Examples of the proportions of Doric columns, Greek architecture)




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The Acropolis, a symbol of ancient Athens and Greece's rich history, stands proudly atop the city. At its heart lies the Parthenon, home to the awe-inspiring Statue of Athena. As you wander through this magnificent structure, you can't help but be transported back in time to Ancient Athens. But Greece's acropolises don't end there. Traveling to Rhodes, you'll discover the Lindos Acropolis overlooking Megali Paralia Beach. The breathtaking view from here encompasses not only the bay but also the Pergamon Altar depicting Athena battling against Alcyoneus. Strolling through St. Pauls Bay towards Lindos Acropolis reveals an enchanting sight that captivates all who visit. And as night falls over Athens, The Parthenon and The Acropolis come alive with a magical glow that illuminates their UNESCO World Heritage Site status. Hadrian's Library in Athens showcases Roman influence on Greek culture and serves as a reminder of how civilizations intertwine throughout history. Meanwhile, Lindos Town boasts both a charming town and an impressive acropolis that will leave you in awe. From statues depicting epic battles to stunning views overlooking bays and beaches, each acropolis offers its own unique experience within Greece's diverse landscape. So whether it's exploring ancient ruins or simply marveling at architectural wonders under starry skies, visiting these iconic sites is truly an unforgettable journey into Greece's past.