Teach me to dance, will you?
Dance?
Did you say dance?
Come on, my boy!
Music
Now, this little church, the Capnacaria, is a Greek Orthodox church and one of the oldest
churches in Athens.
It is estimated that the church was built sometime in the 11th century, perhaps around
1050.
As you make your way up to the Acropolis Hill, let's talk about the Acropolis for
a bit.
The Acropolis is an ancient city located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of
Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great archaeological
and historic significance.
The most famous being the Partheon, which Angel will talk about in a minute.
The word Acropolis comes from the Greek word Akron, edge or extremity, and Polis, city.
While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the 4th millennium
BC, it was parsley's in the 5th century BC who coordinated the construction of the site's
most important buildings, including the Partheon, the Propolaea, the Erechtheon, and the Temple
of Athena Nike, or Nike.
The monumental gateway to the Acropolis, the Propolaea, was built under the general direction
of the Athenian leader, parsley's.
The Fideas was given the responsibility for planning the rebuilding of the Acropolis as
a whole at the conclusion of the Persian Wars.
According to Plutarch, the Propolaea was designed by the architect Meninseles, but we know nothing
more about him.
Construction began in 437 BC and was terminated in 432 when the building was still unfinished.
The Partheon.
One of the world's most famous monuments, the Partheon, was commissioned by Pericles
as part of his rebuilding plan.
Work began in 447 BC when the sculptor Fideas was entrusted with supervising the building
of a new Doric temple to Athena, the patron goddess of the city.
Built on the site of early archaic temples, it was designed primarily to house the Parthenos,
Fideas' impressive cult, statue of Athena.
The Erechtheon is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis dedicated
to both Athena and Poison.
The temple is seen today was built between 421 and 406 BC.
Its architect may have been Meninseles and it derived its name from a shrine dedicated
to the legendary Greek hero, Erechtheonus.
Some have suggested that I may have been built in honor of the legendary King Erechtheus,
who has said to have been buried nearby.
Just as I thought, the Greeks are such awesome people, very warm, very friendly, and very
helpful.
Just like they are back home in Toronto, more than ever, I'm looking forward to Santorini,
which is next.
Thank you for your attention.
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