Editing Acropolis of Athens (section)

==Cultural significance==
[[File:Acropolis of Athens at dusk.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|View of the Acropolis at dusk from Mount Lycabettus in 2023]]
Every four years, the Athenians had a festival called the Great [[Panathenaea]] that rivaled the [[Ancient Olympic Games|Olympic Games]] in popularity. During the festival, a procession (believed to be depicted on the Parthenon frieze) traveled through the city via the Panathenaic Way and culminated on the Acropolis. There, a new robe of woven wool (''[[peplos]]'') was placed on either the statue of Athena Polias in the Erechtheum (during the annual Lesser Panathenaea) or the statue of [[Athena Parthenos]] in the Parthenon (during the Great Panathenaea, held every four years).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/athnlife/rligious.htm |title=Panathenaic Festival |publisher=Brooklyn College Classics Department |website=Athenian Daily Life |first1=Roger |last1=Dunkle |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427153119/http://depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/classics/dunkle/athnlife/rligious.htm |archive-date=2012-04-27}}</ref>

Within the later tradition of [[Western Civilization|Western civilization]] and [[classicism|Classical revival]], the Acropolis, from at least the mid-18th century on, has often been invoked as a critical symbol of the Greek legacy and of the glories of [[Classical Greece]].

Most of the artifacts from the temple are housed today in the Acropolis Museum at the foot of the ancient rock.