acropolis

Example Sentences

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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

To the northeast on the Aegean coast is Amanzo’e, a gleaming marble splurge of a resort designed as a 21st-century acropolis.

From The Wall Street Journal