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The Acropolis is a hill, so it was not built. Being fortifiable, it was the original site of Athens (as was the Acropolis of Corinth and so on). Various temples were erected there over the centuries, culminating in the present buildings constructed in the second half of the 5th Century BCE.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoMost of the major temples were rebuilt under the leadership of Pericles during the Golden Age of Athens (460--430 BC). Phidias, a great Athenian sculptor, and Ictinus and Callicrates, two famous architects, were responsible for the reconstruction. During the 5th century BC, the Acropolis gained its final shape. After winning at Eurymedon in 468 BC, Cimon and Themistocles ordered the reconstruction of southern and northern walls, and Pericles entrusted the building of the Parthenon to Ictinus and Callicrates.
In 437 BC, Mnesicles started building the Propylaea, monumental gates with columns of Pentelic marble, partly built upon the old propylaea of Pisistratus. These colonnades were almost finished in 432 BC and had two wings, the northern one serving as picture gallery. At the same time, south of the propylaea, building of the small Ionic Temple of Athena Nike commenced. After an interruption caused by the Peloponnesian War, the temple was finished in the time of Nicias' peace, between 421 BC and 415 BC.
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∙ 11y agothe acropolis was built in 432BCE in honour of goddess Athena
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∙ 15y agoThe Acropolis is a hill in the city of Athens, Greece. The Parthenon is the name of the temple of Athena that is built on top of the hill.
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∙ 12y agoThe exact date is not known but there is evidence of activity there from the Middle Neolithic Era and and there is little building that there were buildings there during the bronze age.
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∙ 14y agoBy limestone.
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Why did the Greeks build the Parthenon on the Acropolis?
because they felt like it
Where did the Greeks build their temples?
Acropolis, the highest point in the city
Why did the greek build cities around a high acropolis?
The Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis because an acropolis is a high hill,so it would be added protection to the cities.
Where did the Greeks build the Parthenon?
The Greeks built the Parthenon on the Athenian Acropolis.
What did the Greek build around the acropolis?
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Where did the ancient Greeks build their temples?
Acropolis, the highest point in the city
When was the Acropolis made?
14th century BCMid 5th century BC the ruins of the Persian Greek wars were removed and the Athens Acropolis was build and stayed as we know the monument today.
Why did the Greeks build their cities round a high acropolis?
The acropolis was a defensive fort to which the people could retire and defend when under attack by nomads or other Greek cities.
What type of building did the Greeks build on the acropolis?
They built special buildings, such as temples and theaters
What was the purpose of the Acropolis?
The original purpose of the Acropolis of Athens was like a fortress build high above, to defend the city below it. Later it was used as a temple by many gods and goddesses.
Why did the Athenians build temples on hills such as the Acropolis?
The Greeks built their cities around a high acropolis because if some other country was attaking they could be safe and fight of the war from the inside.
What buildings did pericles build?
Pericles was an Athenian archon who helped to build Athens. His most notable accomplishment was the Parthenon along with the 20 other structures on the Acropolis.
