Acropolis of Athens at sunset, Greece

            The sunset was a bit more diffuse than I'd hoped, but it's still an amazing view.

I doubt I need to explain the Acropolis in detail: in the 'Golden Age of Athens' (5th Century BCE), it was the 'high city' of temples, distinct from the secular heart of the city, the Agora, off the left of the image.

The central building is the Parthenon, built to house a huge statue of Athena Parthenos.  It seems to have been of more a city treasury than a functioning temple; there are other temples to Athena Polias, the city's patron goddess and Athena Nike ('of Victory') within the complex.
To the immediate left is the Erichtheum, a temple to both Athena and Poseidon.
Left again is the Propylaea, the monumental gateway to the hilltop.

The large building at the lower left is the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a Roman theatre built in 161 CE (i.e. centuries after the Acropolis) and still in regular use.
To its right is the long, low Stoa (covered walkway) of Eumenes, then a grassed area which was the seating of the Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus, the world's first theatre.

The pine woodland in the foreground, and this photo's viewpoint, is Filopappou Hill, a 70 ha green area at the heart of the Greek capital, protected for its archaeological features, resident wildlife (including the little owl, sacred bird of Athena) and as a much-appreciated public space.
The ancient Athenians would have known it as the Mouseion, or 'Hill of the Muses', but the modern common name refers to a 9m-tall marble monument commemorating Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, a Greek prince within the 2nd Century CE Roman Empire.

The hill behind the Erichteum is Tourkovounia, 5 km away, whilst the 300m-tall Lycabettus Hill is behind the right end of the Acropolis, 2½ km away.
   

Taken in: Greece / Attica / Athens / Veikou (show map)

Taken on: January 21, 2020

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Camera: Canon EOS 60D, f/10.0, 1/25 sec, 29mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

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