These 15 images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest remind us of the grandeur of Greece ...

LeQuire Returns to the Parthenon for ‘Monumental Figures' 35 years after ‘Athena,’ the local sculptor reflects on public art, 3D printing and his new summer show ...

He has “precisely recreated how both natural and artificial lighting interacted with the elements of the Parthenon,” including the massive ivory and gold statue of Athena, the statement notes.

Water pool before the statue of Athena in the reconstructed Parthenon. Credit: Greek Reporter archive You think you know the Parthenon, Greece ’s ancient marvel, but do you know it so well as to know ...

The Parthenon Was Once Illuminated by Dazzling Tricks of Light, New Study Finds The Parthenon was deliberately dark, research suggests. 3D model of the Athena statue in the Parthenon.

The statue was also positioned in a way so that the Parthenon’s water basins, windows, and skylights all further emphasized the deity’s grandeur.

The new research shows how light would have spilled into the Parthenon's doorway at specific times of the year, which would have made the statue of Athena shimmer and glow in the surrounding dark.

We were impressed by our balcony view of The Parthenon, but it looked even more impressive all lit up at night from hotel’s rooftop restaurant.

The Parthenon and Temple of Concordia trumpet the sophistication of ancient Greek society. Temples like the Parthenon, gracing the mighty Acropolis overlooking Athens, and the Temple of Concordia ...

A view of the Statue of Athena at the Parthenon in Nashville, TN on November 19, 2024. (Video by Efren Landaos/Sipa USA) ...

Bucket-list travel might be a bit of a cliché, but if any country merits this treatment it has to be glorious Greece – land ...

His designs for the Athena Parthenos and Athena Promachos cemented his place as the father of classical Greek sculpture; his Parthenon Frieze brings in millions of viewers annually to the British ...