Acropolis of Athens
ancient citadel above the city of Athens
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Summary
Acropolis of Athens is an acropolis[1]. It draws 31,872 Wikipedia views per month (acropolis category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Athens Municipality[3]
- Country: Greece[4]
- Instance of: Ancient Greek archaeological site[5]
- Location: Athens[6]
- Commons category: Acropolis of Athens[7]
- Has part(s): Parthenon[8], Brauroneion[9], Temple of Rome and Augustus[10], Erechtheion[11], Temple of Athena Nike[12], Propylaea of Athens[13], Arrephorion[14], Pedestal of Agrippa[15], Athena Promachos[16], Eleusinion[17], Pandroseion[18], Altar of Athena Polias[19], Beulé Gate[20]
- Inception: 500 BC[21]
- Participated in conflict: Siege of the Acropolis[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Acropolis of Athens[23]
- Described at URL: http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/gh351.jsp?obj_id=2384[24], http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=2384[25]
- Visitors per year: 1,807,580[26], 2,766,218[27], 3,105,604[28], 4,557,693[29]
- Described by source: Die Akropolis von Athen nach den Berichten der Alten und den neusten Erforschungen[30]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[31], archaeological site in Greece[32]
- Has characteristic: tourist attraction[33]
- Native label: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών[34]
- Area: 3.04 ha[35], 116.71 ha[36]
- Culture: Ancient Greece[37]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[38], (ii)[39], (iii)[40], (iv)[41], (vi)[42]
- Director of archaeological fieldwork: Panagiotis Kavvadias[43]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Acropolis of Athens include Acropolis Museum[44], an archaeological museum[45], in Greece[46], founded in 2009[47].
Why It Matters
Acropolis of Athens has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for it include Acropolis Museum[44], an archaeological museum[45], in Greece[46], founded in 2009[47].