2009年7月21日火曜日

Acropolis

I will talk about Acropolis's history.
In Greek, Acropolis means "the highest point of the city". There are many histories in Acropolis. Originally Acropolis played a part in a place of refuge. But the Persian war began in fifth century BC, Persians attacked the Acropolis and it was destroyed.
After that, the Parthenon and other main buildings on Acropolis were built by Pericles. This Pericles era was called Golden Age. It was a monument to the
cultural and political achievements of the inhabitants of Athens. It has 46 pillars. Thus the structures were made that we see today.
Besides Parthenon, there are many beautiful structures for example, the Erechtheion which is temple and so on.