The Ancient Citadel of Acropolis

The Acropolis is probably the most famous ancient citadel, along with the awe-inspiring temple that crowns the Acropolis hill, the magnificent Parthenon. The Acropolis, defying time, stands as a noble sentinel of the city, watching over the Attica basin.
 
The ancient citadel is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, dotted with impressive monuments that are universal symbols, immortalizing the spirit of a glorious classical civilization. Although the city was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was only during the fifth century BC -the famous Golden Age of Pericles- that the citadel's renown monuments were built.

The most skillful artists of the time put all their artistry into creating unparalleled architectural and cultural masterpieces, under the guidance of the famous sculptor Pheidias. The most important monuments that were built during that time were the Parthenon, built in Doric order by the architects Iktinos and Kallikrates, the Propylaea, that was the monumental entrance to the Acropolis designed by Mnesicles, the Erechtheion, and the temple of Athena Nike, also designed by Kallikrates.