Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Revisit Greek History

Well, this time is Athens, the visit which i made back-to-back with my Santorini trip. Way back 800 - 146BC, Greece saw the rise of a new civilization that transformed the ancient world and its influence has lasted to the present day. You must have heard of Zeus, Sparta, Athens, the first olympic, democracy, Plato, Aristotle and Socrates, to name a few. Nowadays, the major site left to see the great civilzation is located on the Acropolis hill, where the Parthenon was built. Parthenon is the main structure on the Acropolis hill, which was the temple of Athena (greek goddes) and Treasury of Delian League. Apart from Parthenon, other ruins were the Theatre of Dionysos, Propylaia, the Temple of Athena Nike and Erechtheion. The ruins are now under major restoration and renovation work by the Greek government. Next to Acropolis, there is a museum that displays the sculptures and artifacts during the greek empire. For details, go Wiki guys ... enjoy the pics.
Above: Theatre of Dionysos
The Odeon of Herodes Atricus - stone theatre structure / amphitheatre
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The restoration work at Propylaia, the main entrance to Acropolis
The Parthenon
Erechtheum
Part of Athens as seen from Acropolis
and ...... some tips. Bring comfortable shoes since u need to walk on restoration side and some areas are quite slippery. Try to be there in the morning to avoid long queue especially during summer period. Sight seeing may take around 1-2 hours and more if u are so keen in Greek history.

1 comment:

  1. wow.. u visited all the ruins.. how ruining..
    bllleyy?? Great indeeed....:)

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