During the early historical period a temple dedicated to Poseidon, the god of the sea , and Athena, the goddess of wisdom, was erected on the site of the old palace. The temple was destroyed twice and rebuilt both times. The monuments on the Acropolis T he monuments we see today are works from the Classical period. It is thought that they were erected by Pericles during the peiod 447-406 B.C. and reflect a single plan. T he artistic staff that was employed includes the names of the architects Iktinos, Mnisiklis and Kallikrates.
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In brief , the monuments of the Acropolis contain the most representative examples of the astonishing Attican architecture of the Classical period. Its sterobate and its foundation and a section of its upper structure were later incorporated by Pericles into the the Parthenon. A fter the destruction of this half completed work , by the Persians , in 480 B.C. the Athenians abandoned the idea of rebuilding the temple , until Pericles appeared in the political arena and promoted the grandeur of Athens. T he erection began in 447 B.C. and the inauguration was held in 438 B.C. during the celebration of the Panathenaic Games. The sculptural decoration of the building would be completed in 432 B.C.Iktinos and Kallikrates are known as the architects.