Amelia Bannerman 7R D id yo u kn ow ? ly k n o w n a s C e c r o p i a o r e p r o p e r The Acropolis is m e c r o p s t h e f ir s t a r y s n a k e - m a n C The Walls of Acropolis have after the legend n s d k i n g o f A t h e been here for 3300 years suppose Acropolis means ''Hi gh City'' in Greek
ad e fo r the g oddess Acropo lis w as m The Acr Athena opolis w was me as meant a ant to p s a fort rotect A ress. It thens fr attacks om Where is Acropolis Who created it In the second half of the 5th century bc after the victory between the Persians an exceptional group of artists came together to put into effect of the plans of the Acropolis made by an Athenian Statesman Pericles and under the guide of Pheidias the Sculptor. Transforming the rocky hill into an amazing monuement the most important places built there were the Parthoneon built by Ictinus, The Erechtheon made by the Propylaea, the entrance designed by Mnesicles and the small temple Athena Nike. When was it created The Persains destroyed some parts of the Acropolis throughout the battle of Salamina in 480 BC. Pericles determined to make Acropolis the spectacular place it is today he initiated a gaint building project of 50 years long. Starting in the second half of the 5th century BC. We still do not know the exact dates that he started or finished but inbetween the 5th century was when Acropolis was built. The Athenain Democratic Pericles was the one who rebuilt it back up to what you see today Why was it made The Acropolis was mainly built as a huge temple to their patron Goddess Athena aswell as the other Gods. It's other meaning was a fortress for when Athens was attacked or ambushed as it has an excellent view of the sea so they can see any ships that are planning to come on shore. During the Mycenaean times it became a religious place.dedicated to worship the Goddes of Wisdom and War. It is said that the place was declared a place only for the Gods from a Oracle, and therefore stopped being a place for people. Signifacance To the People To the Gods The Acropolis was a It is really specail to fortress and milatary bas the Goddes Athena for the athenain people. as it holds both a It is also the Symbol of treasury and a democracy and the Greek Sanctury to Athena progress. housing a huge statue of Her called Athena Parthenos
Creation Statues Presentations are There was once a huge communication tools statue of Athena on top of Acropolis called Athena that can be used as Promachos. It was made speeches, reports, of bronze. The created by the Greek Sculptor and more. Phidias What does this tell us about Ancient Greece That Athens idoled the Gods and that Athena was the patron Goddes/God for Athens That even in the BC and BCE Ancient Greeks were extremely skilled in architechture It shows a symbol of democracy showing that they had a government They believed in their Gods to so many heights including the height of the mountain it stands on The Erechthion Head of Partheon Caryatids Alexander Great The Statue Of west frieze The Caryatids(or Alexander the Great Presumed to be Kore meaning potraying him in his created by Phiedas young women) early years because of the detail
Artifacts Found! How is Acropolis being preserved and Conserved UNESCO has a special conservation plan for Acropolis which was renewed in 2004 trying to put Acropolis back together piece by piece using new materials from the surronding mountains. It is said that it will be twenty more years until the project is finished costing 70m euro's. Starting in 2017.
Hoping to restore the beauty Acropolis was in the
Ancient times. The Acropolis has been through many a war, hail, shine, booms and so much more throughout more than 3500 years. Acropolis Knowledge of history helps us to know ourselves as human beings. Bibliography https://greekreporter.com/20 Athens Acropolis 23/01/23/acropolis-museum/ Britinnica https://www.britannica.com/t Ten Of Acropolis Musuems most echnology/acropolis-ancient- beautiful Exhibits Greek-district https://whc.unesco.org/en/lis UNESCO t/404 Wikipedea https://www.greeka.com/attic a/athens/sightseeing/acropoli s/ Acropolis Discovering
