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The Parthenon is the most famous monument in the Greek world. Built almost 2500 years ago, it’s advanced architectural details continue to amaze us today. It was the most heavily sculpted Greek temple ever built, including a colossal statue of Athena, built by the greatest sculptor of his time. We will go through the story of this building and it’s transformation over time from an ancient treasury filled with gold and silver, to a beautifully decorated church and mosque.
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27 Tips for Surviving the Acropolis of Athens - Greece
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It's day 7 of our Greek Cruise on the the Royal Caribbean Jewel of the Seas and it's our final stop in Greece - ATHENS.
On October 12th 2019 we board the Jewel of the Seas in Rome, Italy for 9 days of cursing around the Mediterranean. We stopped in Crete, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini and now Athens. Videos from all our stops can be found in the Greece Playlist linked here:
There is one more stop to make, in the Pizza capital of the world Naples, and we will post that video shortly. But for now, we focus on Athens and more specifically, the Acropolis and tips when visting.
Now I know it's not our normal video upload time but we were so excited about this one we just could not wait. The Acropolis was amazing though, the crowds do hurt the experience a lot. It's easy to get frustrated, tired and annoyed on top the Acropolis as you battle crowds, heat, sun and ruins, but it is an experience and one worth doing.
So to help, we have these 27 tips that cover everything from planning to tickets, attractions, warnings, times and more.
Some things covered include:
1) South East Gate
2) The Sanctuary of Dionysos
3) Theater of Dionysos
4) Odeon of Herodes Atticus
5) Temple of Nike
6) The Propylaia
7) The Parthenon
8) The Erechtheion
9) The Caryatids
10) Areopagus Hill
11) The Olive Tree
12) The Old Temple of Athena
13) North Entrance
14) The Museum
Acropolis of Athens, Greece | Why you should visit in 2024
The Acropolis is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most significant ancient monuments in the world. In this video, we take you on a virtual tour of the Acropolis, highlighting its rich history and architectural significance. From the iconic Parthenon temple to the Erechtheion, we delve into the stories and myths surrounding the Acropolis.
Whether you're a history buff, an architecture enthusiast, or simply someone who wants to learn more about this incredible landmark, this video is perfect for you.
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Hey there fellow travelers, greetings from Athens, Greece! Athens is so much more than just a walk up the Acropolis hill, so get out and enjoy some of the temples around Athens, the markets and Plaka district, the incredible food of Athens, and all the tourism sights you can possibly see. Tourism and travel information on Athens.
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What to Expect at the Acropolis and Agora | Athens Greece
We spent the day touring the Acropolis (including the Parthenon, Propylaea, and Erechtheum) and the Ancient Agora - the central marketplace of ancient Athens. We have a few tips that we picked up along the way. Hope you enjoy Athens as much as we did!
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Secret UNDERGROUND Zone of Taj Mahal - What's inside?
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0:00 - Underground Passage
0:42 - Another Mysterious Passage
1:06 - Secret Basement
2:06 - The Hidden Truth
2:55 - Entrance to the Mysterious Zone
4:11 - Irrelevant Explanation
5:44 - A Modified Mahal
7:28 - Aerial View
8:01 - The Hidden Temple
9:04 - Underground Passage locked from Inside
10:47 - What is Happening?
11:13 - What's Inside?
11:44 - Intriguing Pillars
13:02 - Proof for an ancient Underground Structure
13:36 - Conclusion
Hey guys, I am at the Taj Mahal, and here we can see a mysterious passage on the floor that goes directly underground. Now, if we take a closer look, it is not only locked with meshed metal doors, but if you look inside the doors, it has been covered with wooden boards. This not only means that you are not allowed to enter this passage,
but you are also not even allowed to see what's inside. Where is this underground passage going? This is located just outside the main structure of Taj Mahal, but if we walk inside the Taj Mahal, you can see yet another massive passage that goes underground. This is also locked, but there is a sign that says don't stop here or take pictures of this closed passage. Why should a sealed passage, not be photographed? Does Taj Mahal really have a secret basement
underneath? Authorities reluctantly accept that Taj Mahal does have an underground area and they say that there is a chamber which contains the tombs of King Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz. But at ground level, we can also see two more tombs which are also the tombs of the same King and Queen. Why would any dead person need two tombs, one at ground level and other in the underground? They say that the underground chamber and tombs are also made of white marble, just like the rest of the Taj Mahal, which is entirely made of white marble. But is the Taj Mahal, made
completely out of white marble?
To understand the truth, let's go to a side where visitors never go. We have to go into the nearby river, and then observe what's going on. You can see that it has a huge base which is not made of white marble, but is made of red sandstone. In fact all the structures surrounding the Taj Mahal are made of red sandstone. This is best visible from the river side. Remember the underground passage which was sealed off in plain sight? This is also located on the river side - The passage is clearly made of red sandstone, but look at the material on the floor, this is also red sandstone. On the river side, there is something very interesting hiding in plain sight - Did you notice this strange rectangle on the basement? This is one of the entrances that directly leads into the underground zone of Taj Mahal. How do we know this? Because an American Architect by the name of Marvin Mills took clear pictures of this in 1974, and it had wooden doors, but was locked, so he couldn't see what was inside. He took a small piece of wood from the door and sent it for radio carbon dating and the result showed that the wood pre-dates Taj Mahal by at least 250 years. Immediately after this information hit the newspapers, authorities removed the wooden door and sealed it off with bricks and plaster, which is why it appears in a different color now. Why is the government repeatedly sealing
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The Acropolis’ flat top is the result of thousands of years of construction beginning as far back as the Bronze Age.
There’s no recorded history of what happened at the Acropolis before the Mycenaeans cultivated it during the end of the Bronze Age. Historians believe the Mycenaeans built a massive compound surrounded by a great wall (almost 15 feet thick and 20 feet high) on top of the Acropolis to house the local ruler and his household.
Years later, the Athenians built a Doric temple made of limestone, known as Bluebeard Temple, on the northeast side of the hill in honor of the goddess Athena in the sixth century B.C. It was named after a sculpture that adorned the building that depicted a man-serpent with three blue beards.
Another temple dedicated to the Athena was also erected in the same century, as was a shrine to Artemis Brauronia, the goddess of expectant mothers in Greek mythology.
During the Greek Dark Ages (800 B.C. to 480. B.C.), the Acropolis remained largely intact. Many religious festivals were held there, and the artifacts of the time reflected the grandeur of ancient Athens.
Around 490 B.C., the Athenians started building a majestic marble temple known as the Old Parthenon. By that time, the Bluebeard Temple had been demolished by the Persians.
In 480 B.C., the Persians attacked again and burned, leveled and looted the Old Parthenon and almost every other structure at the Acropolis. To prevent further losses, the Athenians buried the remaining sculptures inside natural caves and built two new fortifications, one of the rock’s north side and one on its south.All this information is taken from Google
The Myth and History of the Acropolis and the Parthenon | When Visiting Athens Greece
As part of our European adventure, we visited Athens. We only had half a day to explore, so we decided to spend it at the Acropolis. The Acropolis the highest point of Athens where you can find the famous Parthenon and the Erechtheum.
For today's episode, I'm going to share with you the basic mythology behind Athens and a little bit of history behind the creation of the Acropolis. So if you love Greek Mythology and History, enjoy this episode and feel free to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
THE ACROPOLIS & ANCIENT GREEK RUINS- Episode 26 - Athens, Greece
Athens is filled with little ancient ruins and remnants of their ancient city all over the place.
We visit the ancient ruins of the original city of Athens and take a trip up to the Acropolis - the pride and joy of Athens! The Parthenon at the Acropolis was still being used right up until a few centuries ago when the combined efforts of the Venetians & Turks blew it up.
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The Acropolis of Athens / Cecropia, Greece | Facts, History & Travel Guide | Urdu / Hindi
Amazing facts and travel guide about the Acropolis of Athens, Greece.
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The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. Although the term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as The Acropolis without qualification. During ancient times it was known also more properly as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the supposed first Athenian king. While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495–429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the site's most important present remains including the Parthenon, the Propylaea, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. The Parthenon and the other buildings were seriously damaged during the 1687 siege by the Venetians during the More an War when gunpowder being stored in the Parthenon by the Ottomans was hit by a cannonball and exploded. The Acropolis is located on a flattish-topped rock that rises 150 m (490 ft) above sea level in the city of Athens, with a surface area of about 3 hectares (7.4 acres). While the earliest artifacts date to the Middle Neolithic era, there have been documented habitations in Attica from the Early Neolithic period 6th millennium BC. There is little doubt that a Mycenaean megaron palace stood upon the hill during the late Bronze Age. Nothing of this megaron survives except, probably, a single limestone column-base and pieces of several sandstone steps. Soon after the palace was constructed, a Cyclopean massive circuit wall was built, 760 meters long, up to 10 meters high, and ranging from 3.5 to 6 meters thick. This wall would serve as the main defense for the acropolis until the 5th century. The wall consisted of two parapets built with large stone blocks and cemented with an earth mortar called emplekton. The wall uses typical Mycenaean conventions in that it followed the natural contour of the terrain and its gate, which was towards the south, was arranged obliquely, with a parapet and tower overhanging the incomers' right-hand side, thus facilitating defense. strong-built House of Erechtheus (Odyssey). At some time before the 13th century BC, an earthquake caused a fissure near the northeastern edge of the Acropolis. This fissure extended some 35 meters to a bed of soft marl in which a well was dug. An elaborate set of stairs was built and the well served as an invaluable, protected source of drinking water during times of siege for some portion of the Mycenaean period. Greece also known as Hellas, and officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country located in Southeast Europe. Its population is approximately 10.7 million as of 2018; Athens is its largest and capital city, followed by Thessaloniki. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. It shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. . Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring many islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft). The country consists of nine traditional geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, Western drama and the Olympic Games. The country's rich historical legacy is reflected in part by its 18 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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The Acropolis of Athens | Cecropia, Greece | Facts, History & Travel Guide | Urdu | Hindi
Welcome to our YouTube channel, where history comes alive! In this captivating video, we invite you to embark on a virtual journey to the iconic Acropolis of Athens, a timeless masterpiece of ancient civilization.
Prepare to be awestruck as we guide you through the legendary citadel, perched high above the bustling city of Athens. Marvel at the majestic Parthenon, a symbol of classical Greek architecture and the enduring legacy of the goddess Athena. Discover the intricate details of the Propylaea, the monumental gateway that leads you into the heart of this ancient sanctuary.
As you explore the Acropolis, our expert narrators will unveil the stories behind each column, each statue, and each marble slab, revealing the historical significance and cultural importance of this UNESCO World Heritage site. Learn about the mythological tales that surround the Erechtheion and its stunning Caryatid Porch, which have captivated visitors for centuries.
Through stunning aerial shots and detailed close-ups, our high-definition footage captures the grandeur and magnificence of the Acropolis, allowing you to appreciate the masterful craftsmanship of ancient Greek architects and artisans. Immerse yourself in the beauty of the surrounding landscape, as the Acropolis overlooks the vibrant cityscape of modern-day Athens.
Whether you're a history enthusiast, an architecture aficionado, or simply curious about the wonders of the ancient world, this video is a must-watch. Join us as we bring the past to life, unraveling the mysteries of the Acropolis and providing a deeper understanding of its historical and cultural significance.
Subscribe to our channel for more awe-inspiring videos that delve into the secrets of other ancient civilizations, as we continue our quest to unearth the treasures of the past. So, sit back, relax, and let us transport you to a time when gods and goddesses ruled, and the Acropolis stood as a testament to the brilliance of human achievement. Get ready to witness the grandeur of the Acropolis of Athens like never before.
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Exploring the Acropolis of Athens - A Journey Through Ancient Greece | Family Travel Vlog
Join us on an epic journey through the heart of ancient Athens as we explore the iconic Acropolis! From the towering Parthenon to its ancient temples, we'll take you on an exciting adventure through some of the most iconic landmarks in the city.
With stunning views, fascinating history, and plenty of local culture, our vlog is the perfect way to experience the wonders of the Acropolis and immerse yourself in the rich history of Greece. So come along for the ride and discover the secrets of this ancient city with us!
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