360° Explore the ancient Acropolis in Athens - BBC

Step inside and you can find out how it was specially designed to preserve the sacred mythology of Athens. The Erechtheion is an enduring monument to the ancient history of this extraordinary city.

Ancient Invisible Cities | Series 1 Episode 1 | BBC

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[stillhuntre]

I have always loved ancient sites, but have never been able to travel. Books and documentaries always use the same stock angles. For the first time I can look around myself and get a feel for the site, look above my head, down at the ground, scan around me to get a sense of the buildings' relation to each other. The fact that I could pause the video and *still* actively look around was wonderful!
THANK YOU.

[thomaslacour-lebouvier]

Thank you so much for this content, as designer and former architecture student I'm so thankful for the reserch and work you put into it.

[GeorgeChar]

The hole at 1:47 is also supposed to be the spot were Poseidon struck his trident, creating a well filled with seawater. Remarkably, according to Pausanias, when the wind blew from the South, you could hear the waves of the sea. "There is also a building [in Athens] called the Erekhtheion . . . Inside the entrance are altars, one to Poseidon, on which in obedience to an oracle they sacrifice also to Erekhtheus, the second to the hero Boutes, and the third to Hephaistos . . . here is also inside--the building is double--sea-water in a cistern. This is no great marvel, for other inland regions have similar wells, in particular Aphrodisias in Karia. But this cistern is remarkable for the noise of waves it sends forth when a south wind blows. On the rock is the outline of a trident. Legend says that these appeared as evidence in support of Poseidon's claim to the land."

[AmiNa-nwld]

Perfectly done, more videos like this is appreciated

[Xfan]

Good video! Kinda fuzzy at first, and there are gaps in the graphics, but very informative.👍

[lachlanrodgers]

Hi BBC. I am an educator in Australia - expensive for my students to come and visit. We have just invested in VR Headsets and this video would be ideal to show my seniors the Acropolis and its components. Is there a way I can get a copy of this for download? I'm not sure how this fits into copyright but, as a resource, this video would be amazing....Thanks for any advice you could give me.

[mrs.g.]

Very interesting and I love the narration. I never saw a 360degree video before, so I'm assuming I would need special glasses, software or equipment to view it properly. Can anyone answer my question about this?

[Blank-ychm]

the ones who wrote these algorithm . chapeau

[michelle-lzug]

I follow BBC and wow its soo cool love the accent lobe the 360 video!

[yellow_hearts]

OMG THAT'S SO COOL HOW THE VIDEO MOVES WHERE I MOVE MY IPAD!!!)$)

[m.clara.sv]

Não tem br aqui. Choreiiii :( Mas tá legal o vídeo. O que me assusta é esse fundo preto Enfim, alguns historiadores e outros cientistas, ou até fãs da Grécia Antiga, podem me matar agora, mas a arquitetura da Grécia Antiga me parece bem caída, coitada...Acho que eles pegaram umas partes da arquitetura que podem deduzir como era, não exatamente, mas na dedução básica.

[mirtiamirtia]

We Greeks, have asked the British museum to return the stolen marbles of Parthenon back to their homeland.The British museum denies it.If you would like them back, you can sign up on this website bringthemback.org If signed by a million people then the subject of their return can be discussed in the European Parliament.

[prof.lazarus]

They say of the Acropolis where the parthenon is...

[SWKBearcat]

But I'm just dying to know, what DO they say of the Acopolis where Parthenon is?

[jashil]

ACROPOLIS;
A place of fantastic construction and architecture;
the place where philosophy and political thought were born;
the place where was born
DEMOCRACY

[ulucio]

The funny about it with all the money Greece has, and will all the tourism, greece could've restored the entire greece to his original work

[todaywithjesimielmillar]

Great Video! (Jesimiel Millar Fernåndez) 1M316