Acropolis of Lindos – A Place Worth Seeing in Rhodes Island, Greece
August 11th, 2010
Dedicated to goddess Athena, the Acropolis of Lindos is a sanctuary of the 4th century BC located on Rhodes Island. It is a famous site on Rhodes Island and is visited by many tourists during Rhodes Holidays. People approach this site with the help of Lindos taxi (Donkeys) or on foot.
History:
According to traditional views the religious group that worshiped goddess Athena Lindia was pre-Hellenic but this is not supported by some findings. This site dates back to the 9th century.
There are many archaeological sites in Lindos that extend outside and around the Acropolis on Rhodes Island. You should not forget these sites while visiting Acropolis of Lindos on Rhodes Island.
1. Theatre:
The Theatre near the Acropolis of Lindos is situated below the Athena Temple on the south-western side of the hill. The tourists can enjoy visiting the theatre that has a circular auditorium with orchestra group. The honorary seats and proedries for officials around the orchestra are present even today. Seven and nineteen people can take pleasures of the places over and above that place on the diazoma of the auditourium. The theatre could accommodate about eighteen hundred spectators at a time.
2. Four-Portico Building:
Another place to see in the Acropolis of Lindos during Rhodes Holidays is the Four-Portico Building. A slanting roof is supported by four columns on all four sides and surrounding a small open air square. The entrance to the Four-Portico Building is on the North West side of row of columns, carrying an architrave. The building was mostly used for religious functions and ceremonies in the past.
3. Tomb of Kleoboulos:
The circular building of the tomb of Kleoboulos belonged to a well-off family. It has masonry and a domed roof. The entry point of the tomb is decorated with plamettes and plaster moulding.
The wall paintings and the Ayios Aimilianos name give evidence that it was converted to a Christian church later.
4. Boukopion:
You will find in the north-east of Acropolis, a place of sacrifices called Boukopion. One can find about thirty eight writings on rocks that help recognizing the place.
5. The Archokrateion:
A large number of cemeteries can be seen around the Acropolis. One of the important funerary monuments is the Archokrateion. An amazing rock engraved tomb is located in the surroundings of Kampana at Krana and hilly western part of Acropolis.
The exterior part of Archokrateion is divided into two stories. On the upper part there are floor pillars alternate with blind openings while on the ground floor there are half columns that support an architrave with triglyphs and metopes.
On the ground floor there are funerary religious structures having the name inscribed on the bases. The inner passage will take you to the place of burial rituals. There are about nineteen graves cut into the chamber walls. The inner portion of the hall carries pillars bartering with the panels of plaster.
The modern name of the place suggests that it was a church during the medieval times. You can also visit this place while visiting other places near the Lindos’ Acropolis.
You can enjoy the unique opportunity of travel various historical place during Vacation on Rhodes. The Rhodes Accommodation can be availed at many of the Rhodes Town Hotels, as they are quite near to these historical sites on Rhodes-Greece.