# Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens is the elevated monumental precinct above the ancient city. Its surviving classical ensemble includes the [[wiki/Parthenon|Parthenon]], [[wiki/Propylaea|Propylaea]], [[wiki/Erechtheion|Erechtheion]], and [[wiki/Temple of Athena Nike|Temple of Athena Nike]]. The [[wiki/Pnyx|Pnyx]], where citizens assembled and Rubio later spoke, is a separate site. The precinct records both [[wiki/Persian Destruction and Reconstruction of the Acropolis|destruction and rebuilding]]. In McGill's [[wiki/Neo-Westernism|neo-Westernism]], its survival prompts a further question: which institutions will explain its meaning to future readers? That is an interpretive argument, distinct from Greece's present stewardship of the site. ## Source - [Acropolis, Athens](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/404), UNESCO World Heritage Centre.