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Parthenon - Wikipedia The rediscovery of the Parthenon as an ancient monument dates back to the period of Humanism; in 1436 Cyriacus of Ancona was the first after antiquity to describe the Parthenon and to call it by his name, of which he had read many times in ancient texts, including that of Pausanias Periegetes
Parthenon | Definition, History, Architecture, Columns, Greece, Facts . . . Parthenon, temple that dominates the Acropolis at Athens It was built in the mid-5th century BCE and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos The temple is generally considered to be the culmination of the development of the Doric architectural order
Parthenon: Definition, Facts, Athens Greece | HISTORY When Was the Parthenon Built? The Parthenon is a resplendent marble temple built between 447 and 432 B C during the height of the ancient Greek Empire Dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena,
The Parthenon | Nashvilles full-scale replica of the Greek landmark The Parthenon is the centerpiece of Centennial Park, Nashville's central park This art museum is the world's only full-scale full-detail replica of ancient Greece's iconic temple and its 42-foot Athena statue Tour the museum and enjoy educational events for all
Parthenon - World History Encyclopedia The Parthenon is the ancient Greek temple located on the Acropolis of Athens Today, when people refer to the Acropolis, they often mean the hill and its several buildings together which include the Parthenon, Erechtheion, Temple of Nike, and Propylaea
Parthenon (Nashville) - Wikipedia The Parthenon in Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith [4][5] and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition
Pantheon, Rome - Wikipedia The Pantheon (UK: ˈpænθiən , US: - ɒn ; [1] Latin: Pantheum, [nb 1] from Ancient Greek Πάνθειον (Pantheion) '[temple] of all the gods') is an ancient 2nd century Roman temple and, since AD 609, a Catholic church called the Basilica of St Mary and the Martyrs (Italian: Basilica Santa Maria ad Martyres) in Rome, Italy It is perhaps the most famous, and architecturally most
Older Parthenon - Wikipedia The Old Parthenon was still under construction when the Persians sacked the city in the Destruction of Athens in 480 BC, and razed the acropolis during the Second Persian invasion of Greece
The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. A look at its . . . It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks enjoyed an unobstructed view of the marble temple crowning the Acropolis during its long restoration
The Parthenon, Athens – Smarthistory The Parthenon was altered by a series of aspiring monarchs, both Hellenistic and Roman Their goal was to pull the monument, anchored in the canonical past, toward the contemporary They did so above all by equating later victories with Athens’ now-legendary struggles against the Persians