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Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem
This listed site, 10 km south of Jerusalem, has been identified by Christian tradition since the 2nd century AD as the birthplace of Jesus. A church was first built on the site in 339 AD, and after a fire in the 6th century AD, it was replaced by a building that retains the original building's exquisite floor mosaics. The site also includes Latin, Greek Orthodox, Franciscan and Armenian monasteries and churches, as well as bell towers, terraced gardens and pilgrimage routes.
Acropolis, Athens
The Acropolis and its monuments are universal symbols of classical spirit and civilization, and are the greatest architectural and artistic complex that ancient Greece left to the world. In the second half of the fifth century BC, Athens took the lead among the other city-states of the ancient world after its victory over the Persians and the establishment of democracy. In the following era, as thought and art flourished, a group of outstanding artists realized the ambitious plans of the Athenian statesman Pericles and, inspired by the sculptor Phidias, transformed the rocky hill into a unique monument of thought and art. The most important monuments were all built in that period: the Parthenon built by Iktinos, the Erechtheion, the Propylaea, the Acropolis designed by Mnesicles and the small Temple of Athena Victory.