在雅典卫城看西方世界最具标志性的建筑

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Behold the most iconic building in the Western world at the Acropolis

In the flesh,this glorious gift of sculpted marble backed by bright-blue Greek sky exceeds every postcard or poster you may have seen. The largest Doric temple ever completed in Greece, the Parthenon soars above the city of Athens. columns rising white, cream or gold as the light dictates.

这是一件精美的礼物，大理石雕刻，陪衬明亮的蓝色希腊天空，超过你可能见过的每一张明信片或海报。帕特农神庙是希腊最大的陶立克柱式神庙，矗立在雅典的上空。在光线的照射下，柱子缓缓变化颜色 - 白色、奶油色或金色。

The Acropolis of Athens ( Image Credit: telegraph.co.uk)

It is the highlight of the Acropolis, an ancient hilltop citadel inhabited since Neolithic times ( 4000-3000BC). In 510 BC the Delphic oracle declared it the sole province of the gods and Pericles lavished the temple complex with the best materials, artists, architects and sculptors. Picture it as it was: resplendently coloured buildings and enormous statues of bronze or marble plated with gold and encrusted with jewels. Carved pediments and friezes abounded, many now preserved in the Acropolis Museum.

它是雅典卫城的亮点，卫城是一座从新石器时代(公元前4000-3000年)就有人居住的古老山顶城堡。公元前510年，德尔斐神谕宣布它是众神的唯一领地，伯里克利为神庙提供了最好的材料、艺术家、建筑师和雕塑家。想象一下它原来的样子:色彩斑斓的建筑物，巨大的青铜或大理石雕像，镀金，镶嵌着珠宝。雕刻的山花和檐壁比比皆是，许多现在保存在卫城博物馆。

Temple of Athena Nike ( Image Credit: my-favourite-planet.de)

Walk the luminous marble paths between the Parthenon and small temples, like the exquisite Temple of Athena Nike, and then pass the birthplace of theatre - the Theatre of Dionysus - as you descend the hill to the museum. Later, view the Acropolis from afar at night to see it bathed in shimmering gold light. ( 英语原文来自： Lonely Planet )

走在帕特农神庙和其它一些小神庙之间闪闪发光的大理石路上，路过精美的雅典娜胜利神庙，然后经过剧场的诞生地——最古老的狄俄尼索斯剧场，下山就到了博物馆。之后，在夜晚远眺雅典卫城，你会看到它沐浴在金光粼粼之中。