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The Porch of Maidens, with six draped figures known as caryatids, on the north side of the Erechtheum atop the Acropolis

Location: Athens, Greece

Date: October 2006

Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds

ID Number: #1FD20788


  Other photographs in the "athens acropolis parthenon" collection:

The Acropolis, a rock 512 feet above sea level in the center of Athens, at sunset

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The Acropolis, a rock 512 feet above sea level in the center of Athens, at sunrise

acropolis-at-sunrise

The Acropolis, a rock 512 feet above sea level in the center of Athens, at sunrise

the-acropolis

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, an amphitheater built on the south slope of the Athenian Acropolis, restored with new marble and used for theatre and musical events

odeon-of-herodes-atticus-amphitheater

Part of a three-story wall of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, an amphitheater built on the south slope of the Athenian Acropolis

odeon-of-herodes-atticus-wall

Crowds of tourists swarm over the Acropolis Hill, even in the fall off-season

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Tourists climb the Propylaea, the gateway to the rest of the Acropolis

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Scaffolding in place as part of the restoration of the Acropolis

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Scaffolding in place as part of the restoration of The Parthenon

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Front view of The Parthenon, a temple of Athena built in the 5th century BC and the most famous example of classic Greek architecture

parthenon-front-view

The Parthenon, a temple of Athena built atop the Acropolis in the 5th century BC and the most famous example of classic Greek architecture

the-parthenon

Side view of The Parthenon, a temple of Athena built in the 5th century BC and the most famous example of classic Greek architecture

parthenon-side-view

Detail of columns and metopes, or sculptural carvings, used in The Parthenon, a Doric order temple

parthenon-column-metope-detail

Detail of columns used in The Parthenon, a Doric order temple

parthenon-column-detail

Theater of Dionysus Eleuthereus (or Dionysos or Dionysius) at base of Acropolis surrounded by the Temenos, or sacred grounds, and built in the 6th century BC

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The Acropolis hill framed by stone and viewed from the Temple of Zeus

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The Acropolis, a rock 512 feet above sea level in the center of Athens, at night

acropolis-at-night-above

The Parthenon atop the Acropolis, a rock 512 feet above sea level in the center of Athens, at night

acropolis-at-night

Side view of the Parthenon and the Acropolis, in the center of downtown Athens, at night

acropolis-at-night-side-view

Night view of The Parthenon, an ancient temple still standing in the center of downtown Athens

parthenon-at-night

Side view of the Acropolis at night, rising from the plain of Attica with steep cliffs on three sides

acropolis-night-side-view

The Plaka neighborhood of Athens, with the Acropolis in the distance

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The Porch of Maidens, with six draped figures known as caryatids, on the north side of the Erechtheum atop the Acropolis