ATHENS ACROPOLIS

La Acrópolis de Atenas puede considerarse la más representativa de las acrópolis griegas. Es una roca, plana en la parte superior, que se alza 156 metros sobre el nivel de la ciudad de Atenas, Grecia. También es conocida como Cecropia en honor del legendario hombre-serpiente, Cécrope, el primer rey ateniense.

Existe evidencia arqueológica de la ocupación y uso en el período Acaeno cuando se erguía un palacio en aquel lugar. En aquélla época, estaba rodeada por un grueso muro (entre 4,5 y 6 metros) que constaba de paramentos construidos con grandes bloques de piedras cimentados con un primigenio mortero llamado emplekton. La entrada principal miraba hacia el Este. Al noroeste existía una entrada, a la que se llegaba mediante una escalera de aproximadamente quince escalones escarbados en la roca.

Esta entrada secundaria está situada próxima al palacio real. Al nordeste hay un portillo y una escalera que va a la fuente conocida como "Clepsidra."

Tras la Edad Oscura, la Acrópolis dejó de ser una residencia y se convirtió en el centro de culto de Atenas, centro de adoración para la ciudad.

Tras la invasión dórica del siglo X adC, un nuevo edificio denominado Enneapylon ("nueve puertas") cubrió la fuente. Trazos de casas micénicas prueban que la acrópolis estaba permanentemente habitada durante esa época y que siguió así durante los períodos oscuros que precedieron al nacimiento de la polis ateniense en el siglo VIII adC. En dicha época, existía un pequeño templo dedicado a Atenea mencionado por Homero. La Acrópolis fortificada sirvió como ciudadela para Pisístrato. En el 510 adC, cuando fue defenestrado por una revolución popular apoyada por los espartanos, se demolieron los muros. En el mismo lugar, los antiguos habitantes de Atenas se refugiaron durante las Guerras Médicas hacia el 480 adC. Con dicho propósito, las partes dañadas de la muralla fueron reemplazadas por un refugio de madera, pero esto no detuvo a las tropas invasoras del Rey persa Jerxes en la conquista de la Acrópolis y en el saqueo y quema de los templos mayores.

La mayoría de los grandes templos fueron reconstruidos bajo el liderato de Pericles durante la Edad Dorada de Atenas (460-430 adC). Fidias, un gran escultor ateniense, e Ictino y Calícrates, dos famosos arquitectos, fueron los responsables de la reconstrucción

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• Acropolis
• Athenas
• Grecia

[luisbal20]

hola grecia

[diorsa76]

congratulations for the video!!!! is excelent!!!!!perfect!

[cjpapachristou]

This is an excellent job, a superb video! As for the Brandenburg Gate issue, well, this may indeed be the case... However, even if so, this does not justify rude behavior and use of inappropriate language. The video is quite impressive and, as a Greek, I can only congratulate its creator for this very artistic piece of work!

[johanwinston]

@apolloton1 P.S. Needless to say that I have blocked your profile and comments and will not bother reading your replies. Empty spam should simply be treated for what it is! Lol

[johanwinston]

@apolloton1 In conclusion: It's a nuisance that sewers of malinformation like you spread shit on the internet without thinking - only because you can and have nothing better to do. European and Greek architecture are too important parts of our cultural heritage to be mistreated by twats like you. This time no damage was done really, since it's so easy for people to check for themselves. I leave it to them to do that and have a good or probably bad laugh about your desperate need for attention.

[johanwinston]

@apolloton1 As for your question about how/why the Brandenburg Gate could slip in to this clip, you have answered it by your mere existence: Incompetent amateurs like yourself without any knowledge about architecture are plentyfull out there. Thus mistakes like this are done. A probable explanation in this case is that Langhans modeled the Brandenburg Gate after the propylaeum of the Athenian Acropolis, so the latter is often mentioned at websites where pictures of the former are uploaded.

[johanwinston]

@apolloton1 LOL! Gosh, your pathetic attempt to make up that you have been to the Brandenburg Gate isn't credible to anyone reading this, since they can easily google the world famous Gate and look at a front or back shot from 45 degrees angle where the fields between the passageways at 1:10 appear. Moreover, these fields DON'T exist at any of the Acropolis buildings, which shows that you know nothing about the edifices there either - which is surprising given the status of the Acropolis.

[apolloton1]

@johanwinston As i thought...An idiot internet thug making comments about how stupid i may be or whether i have visited the Branderburg gate!You Fool i have visited Berlin 3 times in my life and i have been to the Branderburg gate.I assure you that it's not it in the video!And why would the branderburg gate appear for 2 secs in a video which has to do entirely with the Acropolis?What is the purpose in that you miserable person?Use your common sense before making an ass of yourself....

[johanwinston]

@apolloton1 What kind of stupid comment is this? It's the Brandenburg gate at 1:10. Even though you apparently cannot have visited any of them, please use your brain at least and look it up at internet before releasing such a proof of idiocy.

[apolloton1]

@johanwinston You must be kidding right?Why would someone include the Brandenburg gate in Berlin for 2 seconds, whilst the video has to do with something much greater such as the Acropolis?Some people as ypurself never cease to amaze me.......

[johanwinston]

It's the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at 1:10. Otherwise, nice video!

[loco9un3poco]

Could someone tell what's the classical song in the video?? It sounds so awesome and so far it's the first and only classical song pou m' aresei :))) Xairetismous ap' tin Finlandia!