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 ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...

(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 ...

Een openluchtmuseum waar natuur en cultuur hand in hand gaan, dát is Griekenland. Ontdek de grootste meesterwerken uit de klassieke Griekse architectuur, zoals het Parthenon, dat zo’n 500 jaar v. Chr.

A former adviser to the Greek government has told the BBC that a deal that could see the Parthenon Sculptures - also known as the Elgin Marbles - returned to Greece is "close." The Greek Prime ...

Griekenland probeert de 2.500 jaar oude marmeren ... heeft een ruimte gereserveerd voor de friezen van het Parthenon. Voorafgaand aan zijn bezoek aan het Verenigd Koninkrijk, het eerste sinds ...

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 ...

In 1801, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, took the Parthenon Marbles (also known as the Elgin Marbles) from Athens to England. Fifteen years later, he sold them to the British Museum, where they ...

Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around 440 BC). Marble; from the Parthenon, Athens Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens ...

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, at the British Museum in London on January 9, 2023. [Photo/Agencies] United Kingdom officials have indicated the cultural ...

Met als letterlijk hoogtepunt het Parthenon, het symbool van Griekenland. Maak een wandeling tussen de olijfbomen naar de top van de Akropolis. Deze bomen zijn de reden dat de Griekse hoofdstad de ...