Project of Erasmus+ project. "European citizenship. All equal. All Different". Monument - Acropolis

1. ACROPOLIS OF ATHENS
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2. CHARACTERISTICS
• Itisin Athens(Greece).
• Itisin a hill 156m above the sea level.
• The are strong walls surrounding the
monument.
• Some of the most important
monuments in the Acropolis are: the
Parthenon, the temple of Athena Niké,
the Propylaea (entrance) and the
Erechteion.
• It was used for a religious and a
defensive purpose.
• The Acropolisis also known as Cecropia
because of the first athenian King.

3. HISTORY
 In the Mycenaean era, all the history begins.
 I was built in the 5th century BC.
 Pericles and the arquitect Phidias were very important in its
construction.
 It is dedicated to Athena, its patron.
 It was built on the ruins that were left after the Persian’s
wars.
 There were many transformations after its construction.
 Some of the monuments were damaged in 1687.

4. HISTORY
 In the Mycenaean era, all the history begins.
 I was built in the 5th century BC.
 Pericles and the arquitect Phidias were very important in its
construction.
 It is dedicated to Athena, its patron.
 It was built on the ruins that were left after the Persian’s
wars.
 There were many transformations after its construction.
 Some of the monuments were damaged in 1687.

5. HISTORY
 In the Mycenaean era, all the history begins.
 I was built in the 5th century BC.
 Pericles and the arquitect Phidias were very important in its
construction.
 It is dedicated to Athena, its patron.
 It was built on the ruins that were left after the Persian’s
wars.
 There were many transformations after its construction.
 Some of the monuments were damaged in 1687.

6. ARQUITECTURE
• Many countries have been influenced for centuries by the Acropolis’
culture and art.
• The temple of Athenea Polias was built with Doric limestone.
• People used Pentelic marble to build the Erechteion.
• They used limestone to build the oldest Parthenon.
• Phidias worked in the statue of Athenea Promachos.
• The last great addition was a Temple of Rome and Augustus.

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• https://www.acropolis-tickets.com/acropolis-of-athens/
• https://www.guiadegrecia.com/atenas/acropolis.html#:~:text=La%20Acr%
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• https://www.babelviajes.com.ar/agencia/excursion/40761/acropolis_de_at
enas#:~:text=La%20acr%C3%B3polis%20era%2C%20literalmente%2C%20la
,sobre%20el%20nivel%20de%20mar.
• https://www.grecotour.com/historia-acropolis-atenas
• https://www.pexels.com/es-es/
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