who spearheaded the new Parthenon's construction beginning in 447 B.C. It took workers just eight years to complete the temple, which measures over 23,000 square feet at the level of its top step ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon ... Taking the long view, he was justified in ...

(This video is no longer available for online streaming.) For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, almost destroyed by ...

Ever since the early 19th century, when Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, sawed off and crowbarred many of the carvings that ringed the top ... Parthenon marbles being out of public view.

The artifacts will be on display in the Parthenon until July 14. ⏩ Read today’s top stories on wkrn.com A specific date for their return is still being discussed, but Bufferd said the ...

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 ...

Here's Mary Beard again, on the non-Athenian view of the Parthenon: "I think the Parthenon must have been the kind of building that you spat at and kicked if you could. You knew, if you were one ...