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Parthenon
COUNTRY
Greece
ADDRESS
Athens 105 58, Greece

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About Parthenon
Parthenon is an ancient temple located in Greece. The construction of the temple started in 447 BC and was completed in 438 BC. It was dedicated to the goddess Athena and was made when Athenian Empire was in power. It is situated at just one minute walking distance from the Acropolis of Athens. It was made using Pentelic Marble by Iktinos, Callicrates. It has a height of about 13.72 meters and its floor area is 238 feet by 111 feet.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Parthenon

  • The building is a very important building of Ancient Greece or can be said to be a symbol of Ancient Greece. Though the temple is mostly turned into ruins but still shows the great art style of Greece through its sculpture.
  • There was an older temple of Athena on the land where this temple is now situated. According to historians, that temple was destroyed by the Persian invasion in 480 BC. It was converted into a church dedicated to Virgin Mary in the 6th century.
  • In the early 1460s, it was converted into a mosque following the Ottoman conquest. It is really heartbreaking that such a priceless monument was destroyed from time to time. In the early nineteenth century, Turks of the Ottoman Empire allowed Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin to remove some of the precious sculptures from this temple. Now, these ancient Greek marbles are famous as Elgin Marbles.
    In the early 1460s, it was converted into a mosque following the Ottoman conquest. It is really heartbreaking that such a priceless monument was destr
  • Though it looks white now according to some of the historians it was a colorful building at a time.
    Though it looks white now according to some of the historians it was a colorful building at a time.
  • You will be amazed to know that the building has no foundation but still standing for two millennia because it is triple seismically insulated.
  • The temple got its name as the word "Parthenos" means "virgin" in ancient Greek. As the temple was dedicated to the goddess Athena who was also the goddess of purity so the temple was named as such.
    The temple got its name as the word
  • Many artifacts of the temple are displayed in the British Museum in the Greece section.
    Many artifacts of the temple are displayed in the British Museum in the Greece section.
  • You can estimate the power and wealth of the empire that built the temple from the fact that they used 1140 kilogram of gold to make garments and hair of the statue while the body of the diety was made with Ivory.

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