The next morning, Zhang Feng woke up at 5 o'clock and walked to the balcony. The sun has not yet risen on the seashore, and the skyline at the end of the sea is already colorful. Zhang Feng quickly picked up the camera and ran downstairs to the courtyard, where there was a protruding terrace where he could watch the sunrise without obstruction.

As soon as the sun jumped out of the sea, the temperature immediately rose, Zhang Feng returned to his room, ate some bread, milk, and cereal for breakfast, and was ready to set off for our exploration of Zakynthos.

Since the hotel Zhang Feng chose did not include breakfast, Zhang Feng's breakfast on the island was often like this, very simple, leisure time, after spending, Zhang Hao went to Athens, the last stop of the Greek tour.

The Acropolis is one of the most outstanding ancient buildings in Greece.

The Acropolis was built on a steep hill with only one passage spiraling up to the west. The center of the Acropolis is the bronze statue of Athena, the patron saint of the city of Athens, and the main building is the Parthenon temple that worships Athena. Whether you are in the middle or look up from the city, you can see a relatively complete and rich image of architectural art.

The Parthenon is located at the highest point of the Acropolis, with the largest volume and solemn shape, while the other buildings are in a foil position. The southern slope of the Acropolis was a center of mass activity for civilians, with an amphitheater and a promenade. Climbing the hill can enjoy the mix of old and new buildings in the city of Athens, which is unique.

Arriving in Athens, Zhang Feng went directly to see the "Acropolis", which is famous for its ancient civilization.

The first sight of the Acropolis: Looking up at the Parthenon under the blue sky, with the vicissitudes of history, standing on a high place, is undoubtedly fascinating.

Following the flow of people, Zhang Feng went to the ticket office, 12 euros per person, valid for 4 days, including a guide to the island of attractions. Each attraction can only be entered once, so if you want to enter the Acropolis again to see the night view, you need to buy a new ticket, and there is no separate ticket for the Acropolis Mountain Castle to sell.

When photographing the Parthenon, Zhang Feng asked the staff in the small pavilion next to him where was the best angle to shoot, and the uncle pointed out to Zhang Feng a stone, and standing on it could really include the entire Parthenon, and it looked very grand and majestic.

From the top of the Acropolis you can see the Theatre of Herod Atticus, the Theatre of Dionysos and the Temple of Zeus in the distance from the Parthenon side, and the Ancient Agora & Roman Agora and the Temple of Hephaestus from the side of the Temple of Erictheion.

As soon as you enter the Acropolis, the first thing that catches your eye is the majestic Acropolis Mountain Gate. The Propylaea is the true entrance to the Acropolis, with its majestic Doric and O-Ainian columns. In the past, the mountain gate was composed of palaces on both sides, but now only the pillars of the five gates remain.

Built in the 5th century AD, the Propylaea Gate leads to the temple of the Acropolis and is divided into three sections: the north wing, the central building and the south wing, from left to right. The central building has six thick Dorian columns, five entrances, and three Ionic columns on each side of the entrance.

The outer Dorian columns evoke a sense of majesty, while the inner Ionian style is elegant and charming. The building in the north wing is relatively well preserved, and the walls of the rooms have paintings by the famous ancient painter Horikletus, called Pinakothiki. At first glance, the south wing appears to be paired with the north wing, but it is actually a colonnaded building and is relatively small.

Anything inside the Acropolis is a cultural relic, and it can't be picked up casually, otherwise it may violate the law, Zhang Feng also deliberately learned about it, if it is violated, the fine is not light.

The "Temple of Athena's Goddess of Victory" is located on the right side of the mountain gate. The temple was built in 449 BC - 421 BC, using the Ionian column, the base is 8.15 meters long, 5.38 meters wide, the front and rear colonnades are beautifully carved, it is the crystallization of the architectural art created by the Dorians and the Ionians living in Athens. In the 70s of the 17th century, this ancient temple stood intact on the headland from time to time.

In 1687, the Turks ignorantly demolished the building during a war with the Venetians for the Acropolis. In 1835, archaeologists meticulously collected numerous marble fragments here, piecing together the ruins of the temple on the intact foundations that survived.

Looking at the temple in front of him in the restoration, Zhang Feng still admired, and later learned about it, the restoration here, for the first time, used hybrid recovery technology, it is characterized by the use of the original construction method of the building to repair, in addition to the residual stone, also uses many modern materials, but the difference between them is clear at a glance, so that people can better appreciate the monuments.

At the center of the Acropolis complex is the Parthenon, which towers south of the Old Athenaeum, designed by the famous architects of the time, Iktinos and Calycrates, under the auspices of the consuls Pericles, and took 9 years to complete in 438 BC. In the same year, the famous sculptor Phidias built a tall statue of Athena in the temple.

The temple is a rectangular peri-pillar building, built on a three-story stepped base with a height of 50 cm and a width of 70 cm, with a length of about 70 meters from east to west, a width of less than 31 meters from north to south, and an original height of more than 13 meters. The temple is supported by 48 Doric marble columns with semicircular grooves and tapered capitals, with a diameter of 1.9 meters and a height of more than 10 meters. The 3-storey colonnade is supported by a marble striped stone forehead eaves, consisting of stone slabs with vertical bars and stone slabs with reliefs. On the eaves at the east and west ends are triangular mountain flowers decorated with high reliefs.

The appearance of the temple is coordinated and magnificent, giving people a sense of stability, solidity, elegance and solemnity. Through two colonnades, one enters the temple's "Hall of the Hundred Steps", where once housed a 12.8-meter-tall statue of Athena, fully armed, with a helmet of a chariot eagle on her head, holding an imperial shield in her left hand and a goddess of victory in her right hand. The entire body is covered in gold sheets, the face, arms and toes are decorated with ivory, and the eyes are set with gemstones. The Parthenon also has its own unique architectural aesthetics, with the foundations and eaves at the east and west ends curved to create a more visually grand and tall effect.

In addition, the 4 corner pillars are slightly thicker than the other stone pillars to correct the illusion that people observe from a distance. A large number of various marble carvings with mythological and religious themes in the temple have become an inseparable part of the whole art. Unfortunately, the Parthenon is under repair, and the interior is no longer visible in terms of structure or sculptures.

The other, the Temple of Erechseion (Temple of Erechtheion), is another jewel of the Acropolis complex, with its strange intricacies and exquisite architectural details, which are rare in ancient Greek architecture, and especially unusual for its colonnades and windows, which are rare in classical architecture.