Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another ... Devastated by the invasion of Greece, approximately 100 ...

the site has been restored to its former splendor since Greece regained its independence in 1832. By the middle of the 18th century yet more of the ruined Parthenon’s decoration had been plundered.

The ancient Greeks took only eight or nine years to build the Parthenon. Its modern restorers, led by Greek architect Manolis Korres, have already taken over 30 years and nearly $90 million to ...

Dominating the Acropolis, the Parthenon stands as the epitome of ... to create a dramatic introduction to this sacred Greek ...

The site is an elevated, flat-topped rock with an assortment of monuments and ruins built throughout the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon ... of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one ...

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 ...

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 Premier of Victoria reiterated the view, that first was expressed by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, that 'Macedonia is as Greek as the Parthenon.' Thousands of students and ...

For decades, Greek authorities have been arguing for the permanent return of the so-called Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. These include about half of the surviving fragments of ...