Athens in Pictures: 25 Free Photos of the Acropolis and the Evzones
Athens in 25 free photos: the marble monuments of the Acropolis, the theatre at its foot, the white city spreading to the mountains, and the guards in their traditional uniform in front of Parliament.
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The Acropolis and the city
You climb to the Acropolis through the columned gateway of the Propylaea. Beyond it stand the Parthenon, built in the 5th century BC for Athena, and the Erechtheion with the Porch of the Caryatids, six maidens holding up the roof; the originals are in the Acropolis Museum below. On the south slope, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus still hosts concerts in summer, and from the top you look out over the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Agora and Mount Lycabettus. In Syntagma Square, the Evzones guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and change over every hour in a slow, high-stepping ceremony.
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When is the changing of the guard in Athens?
Every hour, on the hour, at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Syntagma Square; the big ceremony with the band is on Sunday at about 11 am.
