Athens is, or at least should be, better known for the impressive temples and other archaeological sites that are all around ...

A reconstruction of a statue of a torso in armor from the Athenian Acropolis is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibition “Chroma,” which features colorized copies of ancient works ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Work to lay natural gas pipelines near the foot of the Acropolis has uncovered an ancient marble statue of a young man buried almost upright in a brick-lined pit, Greek ...

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek National Opera opened this season’s festival with Giacomo Puccini’s opera Turandot as Athens’ ancient theater hosts its final festival season before it … ...

The Acropolis was built in the late 5th century BCE, ... The pretty Temple of Athena Nike has columns only on two sides, and ...

Greece shut the Acropolis, its most visited ancient site, for several hours in the afternoon on Wednesday as the country baked in yet another heatwave that sent temperatures up to 38 degrees ...

The Acropolis in Greece shut for hours, record-breaking ocean temperatures off Croatia and plans to feed zoo animals popsicles in Italy — southern Europe is baking under a “hellishly hot ...

When the Acropolis Restoration Project began 30 years ago, Manolis Korres and his colleagues could have chosen to approximate the Parthenon's original state, adorning it with sculptures and ...

Ahead of its 20th anniversary celebrations early next year, Acropolis Gaming Lounge, a staple of the local entertainment scene, has unveiled a dazzling transformation that promises an elevated ...

The Acropolis rises nearly 500 feet above the Ilissos Valley, measures about 360 feet north to south and 820 feet east to west, and has a surface area of about seven and a half acres.

The original budget was set at around £40 million, but in the end the building ended up costing £158 million. The original Acropolis Museum in Athens was completed in 1874 and underwent ...