{"id":230,"date":"2020-12-22T19:37:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T17:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/photos.oceanwp.org\/?p=230"},"modified":"2024-09-03T08:59:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T06:59:16","slug":"acropolis_historic-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/house-in-athens.com\/?p=230","title":{"rendered":"Acropolis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"230\" class=\"elementor elementor-230\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecqmkxl elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ecqmkxl\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-qkcbgnd\" data-id=\"qkcbgnd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5cdy1yv\" data-id=\"5cdy1yv\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-hsrszwk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"hsrszwk\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The\u00a0<b>Acropolis of Athens<\/b>\u00a0is an ancient\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Citadel\">citadel<\/a>\u00a0located on a rocky outcrop above the city of\u00a0<a title=\"Athens\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Athens\">Athens<\/a>\u00a0and contains the remains of several\u00a0<a title=\"Ancient Greek architecture\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ancient_Greek_architecture\">ancient buildings<\/a>\u00a0of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the\u00a0<a title=\"Parthenon\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Parthenon\">Parthenon<\/a>. The word\u00a0<i><a title=\"Acropolis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acropolis\">acropolis<\/a><\/i>\u00a0is from the Greek words\u00a0<span lang=\"grc\" title=\"Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text\">\u1f04\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>\u00a0(<i>akron<\/i>, &#8220;highest point, extremity&#8221;) and\u00a0<span lang=\"grc\" title=\"Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text\">\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2<\/span>\u00a0(<i>polis<\/i>, &#8220;city&#8221;). The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in\u00a0<a title=\"Greece\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greece\">Greece<\/a>. During ancient times it was known also more properly as\u00a0<b>Cecropia<\/b>, after the legendary\u00a0<a title=\"Snake\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Snake\">serpent<\/a>-man,\u00a0<a title=\"Cecrops I\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cecrops_I\">Cecrops<\/a>, the supposed first Athenian king\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f65c8rx\" data-id=\"f65c8rx\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-du1hyck elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"du1hyck\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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src=\"https:\/\/house-in-athens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Acroplis-Athens1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Acroplis-Athens1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-674\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-674'>\n\t\t\t\tAcroplis-Athens1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f228e3f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f228e3f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b0f7ecd\" data-id=\"b0f7ecd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6199d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6199d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Right in the heart of Athens, situated within a short distance of Roman Agora and Monastiraki Square, Acron of Plaka . Popular points of interest near the apartment include Ermou Street-Shopping Area,<br \/>Syntagma Square and Anafiotika. The nearest airport is Elefth\u00e9rios Veniz\u00e9los Airport,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baf4aa8\" data-id=\"baf4aa8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65d7d27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65d7d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCurabitur sodales ligula in libero. Sed dignissim lacinia nunc. Curabitur tortor. Pellentesque nibh. Aenean quam. In scelerisque sem at dolor. Maecenas mattis. Sed convallis tristique sem. Proin ut ligula vel nunc egestas porttitor. Morbi lectus risus, iaculis vel, suscipit quis, luctus non, massa. Fusce ac turpis quis ligula lacinia aliquet. Mauris ipsum nulla metus metus ullamcorper.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Acropolis of Athens&nbsp;is an ancient&nbsp;citadel&nbsp;located on a rocky outcrop above the city of&nbsp;Athens&nbsp;and contains the remains of several&nbsp;ancient buildings&nbsp;of great architectural and historical significance, the most famous being the&nbsp;Parthenon. The word&nbsp;acropolis&nbsp;is from the Greek words&nbsp;\u1f04\u03ba\u03c1\u03bf\u03bd&nbsp;(akron, &#8220;highest point, extremity&#8221;) and&nbsp;\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b9\u03c2&nbsp;(polis, &#8220;city&#8221;). The term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in&nbsp;Greece. 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