acropolis

Example Sentences

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A gigantic World War I memorial envisioned for Kansas City, the monument resembled a ruined acropolis and would have extended across the city’s Main Street.

From Fox News

Moses sold the Met, the New York Philharmonic and other institutions on the idea of a cultural acropolis on Manhattan's west side to be known as Lincoln Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Atop Calton Hill stand the columns for a never-completed acropolis monument to the bravery of those who fought and died against Napoleon’s forces.

From Washington Times

In its time, it was variously a Greek acropolis, Roman fort and, under Mussolini’s regime, both garrison and Fascist concentration camp.

From New York Times

While these museums had their separate backers and supporters, a real cluster emerged by the 1930s close to the Chicago Loop, an aspirational acropolis officially labeled the “Museum Campus” since 1998.

From The Guardian