Rising 156 meters above sea level on a hill visible from almost the entire city, the Athenian Acropolis is the most important archaeological site in the city, and had a double function: defensive and as the seat of the main places of worship.

It houses some of the most representative buildings of ancient Greece, the Parthenon being the most significant temple, as well as the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the Erechtheion and the Theater of Dionysus, the main structures that currently complete the archaeological site.

Since its foundation, various empires have passed through it, conquering and reconquering it, fighting battles and confrontations that destroyed its splendid architecture. Persians, Romans or Turks would reuse the various standing buildings for different purposes, also suffering the inevitable looting of their most precious treasures. However, neither the passage of time nor the theft suffered have been able to detract from the charm of its magnificent past.

Despite the fact that over the centuries the Acropolis has been razed to the ground on several occasions, after the declaration of independence from Greece, the remaining ruins underwent a restoration process, although it was from the 20th century onwards that the carried out the most significant works, rebuilding the columns of the Parthenon, among others.

In the Erechtheion, in the 1980s, titanium armor and copies of architectural parts that were kept in the British Museum began to be placed. Since 1986 it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The Acropolis of Athens is one of the quintessential symbols of Greco-Latin culture, the cradle of Western civilization, and is the beacon that has marked the evolution of the European continent, thanks to its innumerable contributions in the artistic, cultural, political, social and philosophical spheres.

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