Acropolis Fortification Wall
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Timings : The Acropolis can be visited every day from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM with longer visiting hours during the summer months
Entry Fees : EUR 10 - 20
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Acropolis Fortification Wall, Athens Overview
The Acropolis Fortification Wall is the ruins of the walls built around the Acropolis. This UNESCO World Heritage Site is a popular attraction to witness the splendid Greek architecture. Apart from the primary Cyclopean wall and a Themistoclean Wall, visitors can also check out the Pelargic Wall which has many doors, giving the fortification the name of “Enneapylon” or “nine-doored”.
Athens has seen the construction of different city walls from as early as the Bronze Age up to the 19th century and the Acropolis Fortification Wall or the Mycenaean Cyclopean fortifications of the Acropolis was built around 1200 BC atop the Acropolis. This was the first defensive Cyclopean wall and was used extensively for refuge purposes.
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