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Athens UNESCO world heritage sites( Greece )

Theatre of Dionysus at Mitseon 25
Dedicated to Dionysus, the god of plays and wine (among other things), the theatre could seat as many as 17,000 people with excellent acoustics, making it an ideal location for ancient Athens' biggest theatrical celebration, the Dionysia. It was the first theatre ever built, cut into the southern cliff face of the Acropolis, and supposedly birthplace of Greek tragedy.

The Temple of Asclepios at Dionysiou Areopagitou 35
The Asclepieion consisted of a small temple, an altar and two halls: the Doric Stoa (abaton), which served as an incubation hall for the visitors to the Asclepieion, who stayed there overnight and were miraculously cured by the god who appeared in their dreams, and the Ionic Stoa, which served as a katagogion, a guest- house used by the visitors to the shrine and the priests.

Propylaea on Dionysiou Areopagitou
The monumental gateway to the Acropolis, the Propylaea, was one of several public works commissioned by the Athenian leader Pericles in order to rebuild the Acropolis at the conclusion of the Persian Wars.

Temple of Athena Nike at Theorias 33
This small and elegant structure is sometimes called the pearl of the Acropolis, since it was designed and decorated with great care.

Parthenon on Dionysiou Areopagitou
It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the zenith of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art.

Erechtheion temple at Theorias 15
The sculptor and mason of the structure was Phidias, who was employed by Pericles to build both the Erechtheum and the Parthenon.

Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Dionysiou Areopagitou
It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.

Areopagus Hill at Theorias 21
In classical times, it functioned as the court for trying deliberate homicide, wounding and religious matters, as well as cases involving arson or olive trees.

Eleusinion sanctuary at Dioskouron 15
The building had a size of around 11 x 18m. It contained statues of Demeter and Kore as well as of Iakkhos, a leader of the Eleusinian Mysteries.