The Parthenon and the monuments of classical Athens.
The rocky hill above Athens was transformed in the 5th century BCE with a programme of temples led by Pericles. The Parthenon, dedicated to Athena, was built between 447 and 432 BCE; the Erechtheion and the Propylaia gateway followed.
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Greece · c. 1900–1350 BCE
A sprawling Bronze Age palace complex linked to the legend of the Labyrinth.
Pakistan · c. 6th c. BCE – 5th c. CE
Three successive cities and dozens of Buddhist monasteries at a crossroads of empires.
Jordan · flourished c. 1st c. BCE – 1st c. CE
A Nabataean trading capital carved straight into rose-red sandstone cliffs.
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