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The objects are back in Greece after a repatriation ceremony on March 24. Reunification ceremony for three Parthenon fragments from the Vatican Museum, at the Acropolis Museum in Athens Greece on ...
While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...
U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of their ...
In the landscape of contemporary architecture, many buildings fall short not due to lack of resources or technical sophistication, but because they lack a commanding, unifying idea. They are collages ...
Stradun Street in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Image © Emanuel Metzenthin via Shutterstock Thanks to their loud, brash, and nocturnal nature, rock concerts are often held in ...
Archaeology, and in particular restoration and conservation of buildings and artifacts, is often described as a jigsaw puzzle, and there likely is none more complex than the scattered stone and marble ...
Travel Weekly’s Kate Rice is on vacation in Greece with her family. Her second dispatch follows. Click to read Kate’s first dispatch. To step foot on the Acropolis is to wonder: Who were these guys?
Explore the ancient beauty of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, through stunning drone footage. Soar over the majestic Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the sprawling ruins that tell the story ...
The Acropolis is consistently inundated with tourists, with as many as 23,000 visitors clogging up the complex on some days. (Photo by Louisa GOULIAMAKI / AFP) (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via ...