Acropolis

Acropolis

Elevated symbolic centre of a Greek city-state, bringing together its most important sacred and civic buildings in one urban space, invariably on a high plateau. The most famous is the Acropolis in Athens, which is centred around the Parthenon, the great white marble temple of Athena Parthenaos, the city-state's namesake deity.

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