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ACROPOLIS [3 records]

Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Sites
DEF

Nowadays, a group of buildings or structures built on an elevation or elevated part of a city and serving as a civic symbol.

CONT

This huge project, a true modern-day acropolis for the arts; is perched upon a truncated (for the project) hill above the SanDiego Freeway in Westwood.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sites (Urbanisme)
DEF

À l'époque contemporaine, secteur urbain élevé, chargé de valeurs mémoriales ou esthétiques.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Historical Names

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations historiques
OBS

Citadelle de l'Athènes ancienne.

Spanish

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Record 3 1999-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Architectural Design
DEF

A citadel of an ancient Greek city

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Types de constructions
  • Conception architecturale
DEF

Ville haute des cités grecques; en général fortifiée, elle comportait un palais et plusieurs sanctuaires. La plus célèbre est l'Acropole d'Athènes.

Spanish

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