The winding rocky path that led up to the Acropolis was surrounded by numerous small shrines, including one to the god Pan, who had appeared to the runner Phidippides before the battle of Marathon. At ...

If visitors to the Acropolis in central Athens were to cast their eyes across the city to the south-east, they would soon spot a large gap in the densely populated neighbourhood of Markryianni, just a ...

The Parthenon is a gem of ancient Greek architecture for its perfect appearance, but its perfection results from optical illusions.

Bernard Tschumi Architects has completed the New Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece. The museum will provide a permanent house to archaeological treasures from the Acropolis. Top image: main entrance ...