The Acropolis of Athens!

So, recently I have been doing a lot of private swaps as I know many people on the Postcrossing site enjoy receiving UNESCO postcards and I visited two districts which are part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape (UNESCO WHS #1215) during a holiday to Cornwall. I have received many great postcards in return. Today I received this one from elena944 in Greece of the Acropolis in Athens.

The Acropolis in Athens

The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to the world. In the second half of the fifth century BC, Athens, following the victory against the Persians and the establishment of democracy, took a leading position amongst the other city-states of the ancient world. In the age that followed, as thought and art flourished, an exceptional group of artists put into effect the ambitious plans of Athenian statesman Pericles and, under the inspired guidance of the sculptor Pheidias, transformed the rocky hill into a unique monument of thought and the arts. The most important monuments were built during that time: the Parthenon, built by Ictinus, the Erechtheon, the Propylaea, the monumental entrance to the Acropolis, designed by Mnesicles and the small temple Athena Nike. It was inscribed on the UNESCO WHS in 1987, reference #404.