Physically, the classical era heritage of Athens is manifest above all in the world famous monuments on the Acropolis, perhaps above all the Parthenon, or in the "Agora" (an open "place of assembly" in ancient Greek city-states, whose name and function have inspired the Citizens' Agoras organised by the European Parliament).
Pastaiga pa pilsētu atklāj apjomīgo mantojumu no Senās Grieķijas klasiskā perioda — Partenonu, Akropoli vai Agoru (atklātu sapulču vietu antīkajās grieķu pilsētvalstīs, kuras nosaukums un funkcijas iedvesmojuši Eiropas Parlamenta Pilsoņu agoru).