Название: Athens: City of Wisdom
Автор: Bruce Clark
Издательство: an Apollo book
Год: 2021
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 624
Размер: 15,7 МБ
Язык: Английский

Even on the most smog-bound of days, the rocky outcrop on which the Acropolis stands is visible above the sprawling roof-scape of the Greek capital. Athens presents one of the most recognizable and symbolically potent panoramas of any of the world's cities: the pillars and pediments of the Parthenon – the temple dedicated to Athena, goddess of wisdom, that crowns the Acropolis – dominate a city whose name is synonymous for many with civilization itself.