Siege of the Acropolis (1687)

Siege of the Acropolis
Part of the Morean War
Contemporary engraving depicting the Acropolis at the time of the siege. The trajectory of the shell that hit the Parthenon, causing its explosion, is marked.
Date 23–29 September 1687 Location Athens 37°58′18″N 23°43′33″E / 37.97153°N 23.72574°E / 37.97153; 23.72574 Result Ottoman victory. Surrender of the Acropolis of Athens; destruction of the Parthenon
Belligerents
Republic of Venice	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Francesco Morosini Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck
Strength
10,750

The siege of the Acropolis took place on 23–29 September 1687, as the Venetian army under Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck laid siege to the Acropolis of Athens, held by the Ottoman garrison of the city. The siege resulted in the destruction of a large part of the Parthenon, which the Ottomans used as a gunpowder store.