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Parthenon. 17,565 reviews. #1 of 590 things to do in Athens. Historic SitesAncient RuinsArchitectural Buildings. Open now. 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM. Write a review. About. The majestic ruins of an ancient Greek building, known for its dignified white marble columns and perfect sense of proportion.
The Parthenon at the Acropolis of Athens is a Doric-style ancient temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos. Constructed between 447 BC and 432 BC, the Parthenon temple is more than 2,400 years old and an important landmark in Athens. Built using gorgeous white marble, it was the most lavish and biggest temple that the Greek ...
The Parthenon was built in the mid-fifth Century BC and replaced an earlier construction on the site which had been destroyed during the Persian Wars. It served a practical purpose, serving as the city’s treasury. It also served as the treasury of the Delian League, which later became the Athenian Empire. Through the centuries, the Parthenon ...
The Parthenon - 3D reconstruction. The Parthenon is a building of doric architecture, combining features of the Ionic order too, like the frieze and the interior Ionic columns. It measures about 31×70 metres and was 19m high. More specifically it is an octastyle, peripteral temple with a hexastyle amphiprostyle cella (for the types of ancient ...
Partenonul (Parthenon, în greaca veche: Παρθενών) este templul dedicat zeiței Athena Parthenos, ridicat pe acropola Atenei, capodoperă a arhitecturii grecești. Construirea sa a început în 447 î. Hr., moment în care Imperiul Atenian era la apogeu.
Parthenon. West pediment. Kekrops and Pandrosos Parthenon. West frieze. Block 8 (VIII) Parthenon. South metope 1 Erechtheion. Karyatid. Kore B Head of a statue of Alexander the Great Statue of a Kore with its base. The "Antenor Kore" Youth statue. The "Kritios Boy" Male statue with its base. The "Calf-bearer" Metal sheet depicting Gorgon
The Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith [4] [5] and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition . Today, the Parthenon, which functions as an art museum, stands as the ...
