Bridgeman Arts
Visiting the Acropolis of Athens, Greece 1960
Home movie of a family visiting the Acropolis of Athens, filmed January 2, 1960.
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Eiffel Tower switches off for Earth Hour
Iconic global monuments including the Eiffel Tower the Kremlin the Acropolis in Athens and Sydney's Opera House plunged into darkness to mark Earth Hour and draw attention to climate change
Curated Video
UPITN 10 1 77 GREEK MINISTER OF CULTURE AT THE ACROPOLIS
Greek Minister of Culture at the Acropolis
1 press and officials at Acropolis
2 Greek Minister of Culture addresses assembled with the Acropolis in background
3 pan across upper section of Acropolis showing damage
4 woman speaks to...
Curated Video
Acropolis closed to tourists by striking guards
1. Wide of closed gates at Acropolis main entrance
2. Tourists gathered outside Acropolis main entrance
3. Mid of tourist looking at closed sign on entrance gate
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stephanie, no last name given, Tourist from...
Curated Video
Rubbish builds up in Athens in binmen's strike
Piles of rubbish have continued to form around Athens on Friday as bin collectors continue their strike, protesting the employment status of some workers.Strikers are demanding the government grants full-time, permanent public jobs to...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Athens Acropolis reopens to public after two-month closure
Greek President Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou is amongst the first visitors to the Athens Acropolis as all open-air archaeological sites in the country reopen after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic (Footage by AFPTV via...
Bridgeman Arts
Rothmans Air Display, Greece, and England, 1981
Rothmans Air Display, Greece, and England, 1981
Bridgeman Arts
Spread of communism throughout Europe and Asia, refugees fleeing, Khrushchev, North Korea, people crossing the Soviet border in Germany
Anti-Communist propaganda film. Refuges, walking barefoot on sand, "fleeing communist countries". Meeting relatives in refugees camp, kissing, embracing. Possibly staged. Communists in Asia, North Korea, mass grave, dead bodies....
Curated OER
Ancient Athens Part 2
Mixing modern day footage with beautifully animated reconstructions, this History Channel video focuses on the Acropolis, the high point, or citadel, of Athens. A great introduction to this wonder of the ancient world for your world...
Curated OER
Ancient Athens Part 1
The History ChannelÕs celebration of Greek World History Week begins with a look at Athens. Burned by invading Persians and reconstructed by Pericles, the animated reconstructions let viewers tour this most famous city of the ancient...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Erechtheion: Caryatid and Column
Audio slideshow discussing a caryatid and a column from the Erechtheion on the Acropolis, Athens, 421-407 BC. [4:14] Possibly by the architect, Mnesicles. Includes links to additional information and images.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bonnie Greer on the Parthenon Sculptures at the British Museum
Playwright, author and British Museum trustee, Bonnie Greer celebrates the enduring beauty and humanity of the Parthenon Sculptures.The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centerpiece of an...