As director of the Acropolis Restoration Project over the past three decades, architect Manolis Korres knows the marble blocks of the Parthenon as well as anyone today. Yet he recognizes that many ...

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 ...

Wilson emphasizes that the Parthenon Marbles represent a connection ... Hellenists like Lord Aberdeen and Elgin for turning their drawing rooms into a bazaar to exhibit the mutilated sculptures.

The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship". The decision to return the 2,500-year-old marbles was ...