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Athens’ Parthenon, then and now: Walking the Acropolis in my father’s footsteps

A traveler revisits Athens’ Acropolis and finds a 1948 photo of his sailor father there, binding two visits to the Parthenon ...
Greek Reporter

The Day the Parthenon on the Acropolis Was Destroyed

On September 26 1687, the Parthenon of Acropolis faced a severe blow and was partly destroyed by Venetian General Morosini.
New York Post

The secret history of the Parthenon

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 ...
philstar.com

The Parthenon, Athens: Stone in love with you

The view from the top is always breathtaking, fulfilling. And when the top you’ve reached is the Parthenon of the Acropolis in Athens, you’re stone in love not only with the view — but with history ...
KING5

The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. Here's a look at its restoration

ATHENS, Greece(AP) — It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn't last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years. Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks ...
PBS

The Parthenon's Many Lives

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 Guardian

The Parthenon marbles are the world's most beautiful art – and that's why we should give them back

What can you do with the world's most beautiful art? Where does it belong? How should it be cared for and displayed? The art in question is the array of sculpture created in Athens in the 5th century ...
The Daily Beast

Virgin Sacrifice and the Meaning of the Parthenon

Don DeLillo’s novel The Names opens with the narrator wandering in modern Athens, trying to avoid the city’s imposing past. “For a long time I stayed away from the Acropolis. It daunted me, that ...
Artnet

5 Surprising Facts About the Parthenon Marbles (Including the Existence of a Near-Perfect Replica in Nashville)

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 ...
WTOP News

The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. Here’s a look at its restoration

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years. Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks ...
Winnipeg Free Press

The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. Here’s a look at its restoration

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn't last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years. Enjoy unlimited reading on ...