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A rich collection
of educational content
in the Acropolis’
new digital repository
The Acropolis Educational Resources Repository, has been set up to make a rich volume of material
about the most significant monument of the country - the Acropolis - accessible. It is a digital
repository containing a wide variety of data collected by the Acropolis Information and Education
Department of the Acropolis Restoration Service, over themany years of themonument’s restoration.
As such, it is a perfect place for anyone, be they educators, students or simply interested members
of the general public, to explore the past history as well as appreciate the architectural features and
beauty of this Classical Greek monument in a unique way.
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Get to know the Acropolis through printed leaflets,
photographs, films, publications, school projects,
digital games, educational books and lesson plans.
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The user, depending on their requirements [as ‘educator’, ‘student’, ‘visitor’, ‘family’], can search
for and browse through written material, all of which is supported by metadata - creator, type of
content, date, editor, publisher, lesson, educational level, subject and monument.
Using the wealth of digital data available, including project ideas and educational games, teachers
can improve learning within the classroom or simply use it as an aid to make a visit to the Holy
Rock more worthwhile. Similarly, students can easily find information to enrich their projects;
while families and visitors generally can use the service to find out more about the Acropolis, its
monuments or its museum to make the most of their visit.
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A digital visit to the ‘Holy Rock’ of the Acropolis
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As the majority of school curricula worldwide include studies about Classical Greece, all students,
no matter where in the world they may be, can now enjoy a more immediate, dynamic, interactive
experience of the Acropolis – past and present – without leaving the classroom. The art, history and
architecture of the place comes to life when taking a guided tour of the Parthenon, the Erechthion,
the Temple of Athena Nike, the Propylaia or the Acropolis Slopes.
While browsing the repository, the historical and cultural value of this great effort to restore and
maintain the Acropolis can be fully realised and appreciated.
