What is an Acropolis???

The Acropolis of Athens, a hill c.260 ft (80 m) high, with a flat oval top c.500 ft (150 m) wide and 1,150 ft (350 m) long, was a ceremonial site beginning in the Neolithic Period and was walled before the 6th cent. BC by the Pelasgians. Devoted to religious rather than defensive purposes, the area was adorned during the time of Cimon and Pericles with some of the world's greatest architectural and sculptural monuments. The top was reached by a winding processional path at the west end, where the impressive Propylaea (see under propylaeum ) stood. From there, the Sacred Way led past a colossal bronze statue of Athena (called Athena Promachus)

By Xinyi