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What is an acropolis?

What is an acropolis? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensive purposes before and during the classical period; compare Acropolis.
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Last year a stylish new auditorium was opened alongside this Hellenic-style acropolis, one of the finest neo-classical houses in the country.
Located on the acropolis at Lindos, the shrine of Athena is alleged to have been founded by the mythical king Danaos.
Picture a cross between Machu Picchu and greek acropolis, all tumbled down.
There are remains of an acropolis located on a hillside with magnificent views.
The perfect little brick acropolis is in the middle of the forest, and its mullions echo the rhythms of the surrounding dark tree-trunks.
The city's monuments date mostly from the Hellenistic period and include the acropolis, an Apollo temple and an agora.

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