Acropolis of Athens

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg, the chairman and chief executive officer of Facebook, marked his wedding anniversary on Friday with a trip to Greece. Together with Priscilla Chan, his wife of seven years, Zuckerberg posed in front of the Parthenon, atop the...

A group of German tourists wearing ancient Greek clothing are alleging that they were recently banned from entering the Athens' Acropolis because they were not "suitably attired." Speaking to Greek daily Ta Nea, after their return to Germany, one of...

The Greek Central Archaeological Council (KAS) decided on Wednesday that a part of the Parthenon, now in ruins on the Athens Acropolis, is to be rebuilt using mostly materials which are now lying on the ground. It is believed to be...

The Greek Ministry of Culture revoked the license for the construction of a new, multi-level building which had been planned for Athens' Koukaki neighborhood on Monday. The tall building would have been in the shade of the holy rock...

Dimitris Pantermalis, a professor and the curator of the Acropolis Museum, debunked on Monday claims that the Earl of Elgin had obtained permission from the Ottoman Sultan to transport the Parthenon Marbles from Athens to London. Speaking at the international...

The lights of the Acropolis Hill and the Parthenon, as well as of other Greek landmarks went out on Saturday night to mark ''Earth Hour'' 2019. Monuments and public buildings around the world switched their lights off during the established...

A very rare coincidence occurred on Wednesday as the spring equinox, which signals the start of spring, coincided with the third, and last, supermoon of the year 2019. The spring equinox occurred on Wednesday at midnight, at 23:58 Athens time. Just...

The Central Archaeological Council of Greece (KAS) has decided to investigate complaints on whether construction plans for two hotels south of the Acropolis hill violate height rules and obstruct views of the monument. After a unanimous decision on Tuesday, the members...

Two new buildings under construction near the Acropolis have caused a public outrage because their height has already blocked some views of the ancient Greek monument. The two ten-story hotels under construction are near the Acropolis Museum in the Koukaki neighborhood....

Dame Janet Suzman, actress and chair of the British Committee for the reunification of the Parthenon marbles wrote an article on Saturday in Greece's TA NEA newspaper, with which she tried to answer to the director of the British...