# Propylaea The Propylaea is the monumental gateway to the [[wiki/Acropolis of Athens|Acropolis of Athens]], built in the fifth-century BCE rebuilding program. It gives the precinct an architectural entrance; it is neither the [[wiki/Parthenon|Parthenon]] nor the [[wiki/Pnyx|assembly site]]. ## Source - [Greek Art from Prehistoric to Classical](https://resources.metmuseum.org/resources/metpublications/pdf/Greek_Art_From_Prehistoric_to_Classical.pdf), Metropolitan Museum of Art.