This is thought to be one of the earliest known photographs capturing a group of tourists on Athens's Acropolis, taken around the 1860s.

ATHENS, Greece — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, ...

We continue our Acropolis tour by entering the sacred heart of Athens. See the temples of Nike, Athena, and the mysterious Erechtheion with its mythical scars and iconic Caryatids. Then, step inside ...

Best known for its ancient architecture and balmy clime, the city of Athens, Greece is currently blanketed in inches of snow, with temperatures dipping into the negative digits. The city has not seen ...

The United Nations world heritage body, UNESCO, wants Greece to stop installing concrete paths around the iconic Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens. Much of the work has been completed, intended ...

They are the fragments of the ancient world that have long been a bone of contention between Greece and Britain. And now the Parthenon Marbles have come under closer – and brighter focus – thanks to a ...

The Erechtheion, the ancient Greek temple held up by statues known as Caryatids, still stands on the Athens Acropolis.

Engineers have discovered that the Acropolis of Athens is crumbling. This structural deficiency poses a threat to the 2,500-year-old Parthenon. The Acropolis is an ancient citadel located in the ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of their ...

The marble sculptures on display in the British Museum are at the center of a 200-year-old restitution dispute between Greece and the United Kingdom. Could they finally be returned? There's a Greek ...