The Greek capital lies in the southern part of the country where the Peloponnesus meets Attica visiting the sun-drenched landscapes of Hellas is in fact a pilgrimage the beginnings of European culture that ruins of Athens ancient temples palaces, and forts are more than just crumbling heaps of stones there are tangible reminders of Greek cultural heritage not only in sculpture, and architecture with in linguistics science politics, and sports the world as we know it has a thousand links to ancient Greece.
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This is the birthplace of democracy the first olympic games, and of hundreds of concepts, and words that all european languages use to this very day the ancient ideal of beauty, and perfect sense of proportion still leave us spellbound as we gaze upon their often fragmented sculptures philosophy literature theatre, and the science of history all have their roots in ancient Athens the best known feature of the city is the Acropolis crowned by the gleaming pillars of the Parthenon this majestic complex of buildings was built on a hilltop meters high on its southern slope we find the remains of two ancient theaters the theater of Dionysus.
And, the Odeon of Herod matticus the Bay olea gate leading to the propylaea was named after the archaeologist ernest bayley who discovered the gate beneath a Turkish Bastion the two rocky towers were originally erected in Roman times, and expanded later by the Turks a line of stairs is divided by a terrace but marble covering of the stairs has now been reconstructed earlier tourists suffered to accidents a year climbing the stairs the Odeon was built by a wealthy, and famous patron of Athens in memory of his deceased young wife following the standards of Roman theater design this theater was very ornate, and covered in marble could accommodate six thousand spectators its remains have been painstakingly restored, and the Odeon now hosts the Athens festival every September.
