Greece: (A Journey Around the World)

Author: Jin Liangjun
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Publish Date: 2002-10-01
Features: Greece is the cradle of European civilization. This book guides readers into this maritime country in Southern Europe, surrounded by the sea, to explore its brilliant cultural heritage and appreciate its profound and extensive history and culture. The Acropolis is filled with the classic remains of ancient Greek architecture. The Parthenon, built over 15 years, sits atop the Acropolis hill and is the pinnacle of Doric architecture and a representative of the architectural and sculptural art of the peak period of ancient Greece, hailed as the "National Treasure of Greece." The Temple of Athena Nike, standing on the high platform of the Acropolis hill, was once dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of Athens. Ancient Greek tragedy is renowned worldwide, and at the foot of the Acropolis ruins, there remains the site where tragedies were once performed—the Dionysus Theater. Ancient Greece is also the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games. In Olympia on the Peloponnese Peninsula, there are the ruins of the site where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896. Greece is known as the "Country of a Thousand Islands."