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Pericles, the protagonist of Athenian political life around the mid-fifth century, played a key role in the reconstruction of the Acropolis. He entrusted the direction of the works to the sculptor Phidias, who served as <em>episkopos <\/em>(superintendent).<\/p>\n<p>The Acropolis was accessed by the Propylaea (from the Greek <em>pro<\/em>, \u201cin front\u201d, and <em>pyle<\/em>, \u201cgate\u201d). This complex was built on several levels between 438 and 432 BCE by the architect Mnesikles.<\/p>\n<p>The small temple of Athena <em>Nike<\/em> (Victory), built between 430 and 421 BCE, was visible from the stairwell that led to the Acropolis.<\/p>\n<p>The Parthenon, dedicated to Athena <em>Parthenos<\/em> (Virgin), was the first temple to be built between 447 and 438 BCE by the architects Iktinos, Kallikrates, and Mnesikles. Its sculptural decoration, produced by Phidias, was completed in 432 BCE.<\/p>\n<p>The turmoil of the Peloponnesian War against Sparta slowed the construction of the Erechtheion in the northern portion of the plateau, which was built between 421 and 404 BCE with long interruptions. The unusual plan of this temple is a result of the desire to locate there the worship of several deities, such as Poseidon, Erechtheus, Zeus, and Athena.\u00a0The famous Caryatids Porch embellishes the southern side of the building, deriving its name from the six statues of maidens (<em>korai<\/em>), called Caryatids, that support the lintel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Acropolis (upper city) of Athens was the religious heart of the city.\u00a0In 480 BCE, the Persians stormed Athens, thus destroying large parts of the city including the monuments on the Acropolis.\u00a0At the end of the Persian Wars, the Athenians initiated a restoration program aimed at showcasing both the political and economic power of the<a class=\"btn btn-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gipsoteca.sma.unipi.it\/en\/the-acropolis\/\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6174","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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