Have you ever wondered how crowded the Acropolis can get in the Summer? Take a look at this photo. It's definitely worth scheduling your trip to Athens during the "shoulder" and off seasons. Not only is the place packed, it was also 90+ degrees when I took this pictures. Yikes. I hope they were all wearing their sunscreen.
The structure you are viewing is called the Propylaea. This served as the monumental gateway or entrance to the Acropolis. The Propylaea had been covered in scaffolding for restorations for a number of years, but it was finished in 2009 just in time for our first trip to Greece.
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