Alinne Rezende

visual storyteller / photojournalist
  
Acropolis
Location: Brazil
Nationality: Brazilian
Biography: "Photography has always matched all my passions, all my choices, and all my curiosities. It has always been my best excuse: excuse to go, to be there, to tell, to listen, to come back, to get to know a bit more. It makes me think, look,... MORE
Public Story
Acropolis
Copyright Alinne Rezende 2024
Updated Apr 2023
Location Athens
Topics feature [featured], travel [featured]
The Acropolis is the centerpiece of Athens. Rising up from the city center is a rocky, fortified, limestone plateau, topped with the Parthenon and several other ancient monuments.

The word "acropolis" is defined as a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill. There are other acropoleis in Greece, however, the Acropolis of Athens is the most famous.

This rocky hill has been inhabited since the 4th millennium BC. The buildings that still stand today were constructed under the direction of Pericles in the 5th century BC. The Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Propylaea, and others, are the remnants of the Golden Age of Greece.

The Parthenon dominates the Acropolis, this is one of the most recognizable and imitated buildings in the world. It was built to honor the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos, the patron of Athens. Since its construction, the Parthenon has also served as a Christian church and as an Islamic mosque. A portion of the Parthenos was destroyed when the Venetians struck and hit the building with a mortar round, fired while attacking the Ottomans.

Since 1975, the Acropolis has been undergoing extensive renovation. The marble columns are being restored and most likely you will see scaffolding holding up the portions of the buildings.

The gateway into Acropolis is the Propylaea, a grand entrance, meant to impress visitors with its colonnaded entryway and marble buildings. Next to it, is the Temple of Athena Nike, this small temple is dedicated to the goddess Athena Nike who was the protector of the city of Athens.

What appears to be one building is really three separate temples and sanctuaries: Erechtheion, Pandroseion, and the old temple of Athena. These were built on a sacred spot on the Acropolis, the site where Athena and Poseidon battled for the patronage of Athens, the site where a salty spring appeared when Poseidon hit the ground with his trident, and the site where an olive tree grew when Athena hit the ground with a rock.

One of the most startling features are the famous Caryatids, six female statues that serve as columns to support the roof of the porch.

Located at the far eastern end of the Acropolis is a slightly elevated viewpoint with wonderful views across the Acropolis and the city of Athens.

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is one of the more "modern" buildings in Acropolis, located on the southern slopes near the Propylaea, built in 161 AD. This theater can accommodate almost 5000 people and it is still used for performances during the summer months. 
LinkedIn Icon Facebook Icon Twitter Icon
3,308

Also by Alinne Rezende —

Story

Stories of an empty land

Alinne Rezende
Story

Avakas Gorge

Alinne Rezende / Paphos
Story

Agro and Covid-19

Alinne Rezende / Araçoiaba da Serra
Story

A note to myself

Alinne Rezende / Brazil
Story

love (n)ever

Alinne Rezende / Barcelona
Story

Cromos+soma

Alinne Rezende / Brazil
Story

Beira de estrada

Alinne Rezende
Story

Povoado da Estiva

Alinne Rezende / Barra do Choça
Story

morning rituals

Alinne Rezende / São Paulo
Story

untitled

Alinne Rezende
Story

Blanche

Alinne Rezende
Story

Divided

Alinne Rezende / Cyprus
Story

Buenos Aires + Santa María + drama

Alinne Rezende / Buenos Aires
Story

Occupy la Défense

Alinne Rezende / La Défense
Story

Payer of promises

Alinne Rezende / Aparecida Do Norte
Story

Land of Aphrodite

Alinne Rezende / Cyprus
Acropolis by Alinne Rezende
Sign-up for
For more access