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 ...

The light entered through the door of the temple on the morning of the day of the Panathenaeans, and was reflected in the statue and in the pools of water. Credit: Juan de Lara The Parthenon temple on ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and the patron goddess of Athens. Despite enduring damage, that masterpiece ...

For the past 230 years or so, the story that was sculpted into the frieze of the Parthenon, the most influential building in the western world, has seemed fairly straight-forward, depicting a civic ...

Students use a viewing guide while watching a program about the reconstruction of the Parthenon and discuss answers to questions related to the monument after watching. Built as a temple for the ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting during the scorching summer months, get up early and head to the base of the Acropolis before 8 a.m. Summer temperatures average in the high 80s and 90s, and ...

The following essay has been adapted from the new book The Parthenon Marbles Dispute: Heritage, Law, Politics (Hart / Bloomsbury, 2023) by Alexander Herman, director of the Institute of Art and Law. I ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, ...

It’s hard not to be awestruck standing in front of the Parthenon marbles. The collection of sculptures adorned the famous archeological site, which was originally built as a temple to Athena in ...

The Parthenon was one of the most famous monuments of the ancient world. But today its columns are crumbling to dust. Its current state isn’t due to wear and tear from exposure to the elements over ...

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