The Acropolis of Athens and its
monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and
form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek
Antiquity to the world. In the second half of the fifth century bc, Athens , following the
victory against the Persians and the establishment of democracy, took a leading
position amongst the other city-states of the ancient world. In the age that
followed, as thought and art flourished, an exceptional group of artists put
into effect the ambitious plans of Athenian statesman Pericles and, under the
inspired guidance of the sculptor Pheidias, transformed the rocky hill into a
unique monument of thought and the arts. The most important monuments were
built during that time: the Parthenon, built by Ictinus, the Erechtheon, the
Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the Acropolis, designed by Mnesicles and
the small temple Athena Nike.
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