Spring of the Klepsydra, Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Spring of the Klepsydra, used since Neolithic times and with a fountain house added in the 5th century BC, on the North slope of the Acropolis where the Peripatos meets the Panathenaic Way, in Athens, Greece. Nymphs were worshipped in the cave here and later the spring house and cistern were built and it became a place of water collection and spirituality. The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel site raised above the city, developed by Pericles in the 5th century BC, with the addition of the Parthenon, Propylaia, Erechtheion and Temple of Athena Nike. The acropolis is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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