The Parthenon was part of an ambitious building ... In the early 1990s, after the careful removal of the overhead blocks and lintels, the collar was suspended by turnbuckles (adjustable connectors ...

Before the restoration team could begin, they had to take apart, block by block, and repair nearly every piece of the Parthenon. That's because early restorers, most notoriously a Greek engineer ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...

More than 2,400 years after its construction, the Parthenon—the sanctuary to the goddess Athena—still dominates the skyline of the Acropolis in Athens. The structure, originally painted in ...

Soar over the ancient temples of Greece with this breathtaking drone footage. Experience the majestic Parthenon, the Temple ...

This identity is reinforced with the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the one found in Athens. Although Nashville's Parthenon was only meant to be temporary – it was built for the Tennessee ...

Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC). Marble; from the Parthenon, Athens Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens ...

After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' negotiations over a return. https://p.dw ...

The Elgin Marbles, originally part of Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens. On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena. (photo credit: EWY Media.

Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens, and a few years later put them on public show in London. For most western Europeans it was the ...