Apr 10th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Athens is home to one of the world's most-visited tourist destinations: The Athenian Acropolis. Drawing millions of visitors each year, the Acropolis is perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world – and it draws the traffic in kind.
The Acropolis Restoration Project also has a marked effect on the ongoing state of display at the Acropolis. Though it's nearing completion, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Fact vs. Fiction: The Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Apr 10th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
Athens is home to one of the world's most-visited tourist destinations: The Athenian Acropolis. Drawing millions of visitors each year, the Acropolis is perhaps the most famous archaeological site in the world – and it draws the traffic in kind.
The Acropolis Restoration Project also has a marked effect on the ongoing state of display at the Acropolis. Though it's nearing completion, ...The Acropolis: Greece's most famous monument weathers the crisis
Feb 3rd, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Visiting Greece and not visiting the Acropolis is unthinkable. Set atop a high rock overlooking Athens, the temples here were built primarily to honor the city's patron goddess Athena in all her attributes. The buildings here are some of the best examples of Greek architecture and have had a profound effect on the architecture of all the Western world. While I have a preference for medieval ...Rent the Acropolis for just $2000 a day
Jan 18th, 2012 at 4:30PM: Desperate times require desperate measures. That seems to be the mantra coming out of Greece these days, where the country has gone from debating whether or not it should lease out the Acropolis to just how much they should charge. Yesterday, the Greek cultural ministry announced that it will begin renting some of its most well known, and iconic, archeological sites, starting with the Acropolis ...Should Greece lease the Acropolis?
Jan 11th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Greece has been hit hard by the recession. According to EU figures, it has 18.8 percent unemployment, the second highest in Europe and more than twice that of the United States. Last year it saw its economy shrink by 5.5 percent.
Now former deputy health minister Gerasimos Giakoumatos has suggested a controversial plan to get Greece some quick cash--lease the Acropolis and other famous ...Greek economic crisis hurts conservation workers
May 31st, 2010 at 3:00PM: When Greek Minister of Culture and Tourism Pavlos Geroulanos visited the Acropolis in Athens last week, he was met by a hundred booing employees.
The heritage workers are contracted professionals who are protesting late wages and planned firings. Some haven't been paid in 16 months and many worry their contracts won't be renewed next year.
Greece is undergoing a serious financial crisis and ...Theater of Dionysus to be restored at the Acropolis
Nov 29th, 2009 at 11:00AM: The Theater of Dionysus at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, will undergo a major renovation over the next six years. This theater was sacred to the god of wine and drama and in ancient times hosted the annual Dionysia, a festival in his honor. The festival included a competition for playwrights and the winners are a Who's Who of Greek drama and comedy, including Sophocles, Euripides, ...Photo of the Day (11/05/07)
Nov 5th, 2007 at 11:30AM:
Because I am in Athens this week, looking at the Acropolis from my hotel, I figured I would use a local picture.
Noamgalai took this great reflection shot in May. The Acropolis is another one of those world sites photographed millions of times, yet this is a new, creative way of seeing it.
***To have your photo considered for the Gadling Photo of the Day, go over to the Gadling Flickr site ...It's Moving Day -- er, Month -- at the Acropolis
Oct 12th, 2007 at 12:44AM: I was irrationally excited for my first and thusfar only visit to the Acropolis eight years ago. A photograhy enthusiast, I was excited to get a great shot. And when I got there and scrambled up the hill to the top, what beautiful vista awaited me? Contrstruction. Yes, scaffolding, workers in yellow hats, orange fences ... it was hard to find a nice shot, but I took a few snaps nonethless and ...Historical Building to be Demolished for View of the Acropolis
Sep 14th, 2007 at 3:07PM: Against opposition from architects and cultural conservationists, George Voulgarakis has cleared the way for the razing of a once-protected art deco building in Athens, Greece, because the building stands in the way of a direct view of the Acropolis from the new landmark Acropolis Museum. Voulgarakis also added that demolition of the building "would allow the plot to be excavated 'to reveal ...Seven Wonders of the World? Vote on Them!
May 21st, 2007 at 8:10PM: This is following up on a post by Jamie back in February. There's only little more than a month left to "vote" on your favorite Seven Wonders of the World, at New7Wonders. July 6, 2007, is the deadline.
Apparently, there have been a staggering 45 million votes on line so far. You can login and choose from between twenty-one buildings or man-made features currently standing.
Right now, the three ...
