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The Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, was built between 1891 and 1897 as a royal palace. It was referred to as the New Royal Palace until the abolition of the monarchy in 1924. The building has been occupied by the president of Greece since that time.
The Parliament Building in Athens, Greece, was originally constructed as the Royal Palace in 1843. It has served as the home of the Greek parliament since 1934.
The elaborate Changing of the Presidential Guard ceremony at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma (Constitution) Square in Athens, Greece.
The Acropolis, a flat-topped rock about five hectares (12.4 acres) in area, overlooks the sprawling city of Athens, Greece. Various famous ruins, including the Parthenon, crown its heights.
Built in the 5th century B.C., the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, is dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos (“Athena the Virgin”), the patron deity of ancient Athens. The temple crowns the Acropolis, a flat, rocky outcrop that is the highest point in Athens at 150 m (490 ft) above sea level. The temple became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987 as part of the Acropolis.
Located on the north side of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, the Erechtheion Temple is dedicated to Athena, Poseidon, and the legendary Greek hero Erichthonius. Built between 421 and 406 B.C., the temple's north side has a large porch with six Ionic columns, and the south has the famous "Porch of the Maidens", with six draped female figures (caryatids) as supporting columns. One of the six figures was removed in the early 19th century and resides in the British Museum in London; it was replaced by a copy. The Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece, holds the remaining original five figures, replaced by replicas onsite.
The first known plays were performed in the Theatre of Dionysus on the south side of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, in the 4th century B.C. The theater, which seats approximately 17,000 spectators, is considered the oldest in the world and is the prototype for Greek theaters. It fell into disuse and decay but was rediscovered in 1765, with restoration beginning in the late 1800s. The theater has been part of the Acropolis of Athens UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus (also called the Herodeion or Herodion), is Roman theater located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The building was completed in A.D. 161 and then renovated in the 20th century. The theater, with a seating capacity of 5,000, still serves as a venue for concerts.
The Temple of Hephaestus in the Agora, the ancient marketplace in Athens, is the best preserved classical temple in Greece and was dedicated to Hephaestus and Athena. The Agora was founded in the 6th century B.C. and was the heart of the city for 1,200 years.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympieion) in Athens, Greece. Construction began in 520 B.C. but was not completed until A.D. 132 in the reign of Roman Emperor Hadrian. Sixteen of the original 104 Corinthian columns survive (15 standing, one fallen). The Acropolis can be seen in the distance.
Hadrian's Arch in downtown Athens, Greece, was built in A.D. 131 or 132 to honor the Roman Emperor Hadrian, possibly for restoring much of the city and completing the nearby Temple of Olympian Zeus. The Parthenon and Acropolis can be seen in the left background.
Entrance arch into the Roman Agora and Tower of the Winds in Athens, Greece. The Romans used this area as the principal marketplace and agora beginning in the 1st century A.D. It was the commercial and administrative center of the city until the 19th century.
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