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   The Parthenon (/ ˈpɑːrθəˌnɒn, - nən /; Ancient Greek: Παρθενών, romanized: Parthenōn [par.tʰe.nɔ̌ːn]; Greek: Παρθενώνας, romanized: Parthenónas [parθeˈnonas]) is a former temple [6][7] on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena.

2. greektraveltellers.com › blog › the-parthenon-factsThe Parthenon: 10 Surprising Facts about the Temple

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   • There was another Parthenon before this temple. The Parthenon was built on top of a former temple of Athena, which was destroyed by the Persians during the Persian Wars.
   • The Parthenon served as a temple in various religions. The Parthenon was dedicated to Goddess Athena, and took its name from one of her many qualities, being a Virgen Goddess (in Greek “parthenos"), thus Parthenon!
   • The Parthenon was originally quite colorful. All the data that historians and archaeologists have at their disposal show that the Parthenon did not have the white color we see today.
   • A big part of the Parthenon was blown up. A very interesting fact about the Parthenon is that it was attacked several times during its long life.

3. www.britannica.com › topic › ParthenonParthenon | Definition, History, Architecture, Columns ...

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   Sep 25, 2024 · 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.

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   • The purpose of the Parthenon has changed over its 2,500-year history, beginning as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos (“Athena the...
   • The Parthenon is the centrepiece of a 5th-century-BCE building campaign on the Acropolis in Athens. Constructed during the High Classical period, i...
   • The careful placement of precisely cut masonry ensured that the Parthenon remained essentially intact for over two millennia. Although some of the...
   • Directed by the Athenian statesman Pericles, constructing the Parthenon was the work of the architects Ictinus and Callicrates under the supervisio...
   • Although the Parthenon is regarded as the culmination of the Doric order, it has several Ionic elements, including the interior frieze (a sculptura...

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5. www.britishmuseum.org › blog › introductionAn introduction to the Parthenon and its sculptures

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   • A building from Athens' golden age. The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens was built between 447 and 438 BC as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos.
   • The sculptures in ancient times. Sculptures carved in the round filled the pediments (the triangular gables) at either end of the building. The pediment sculptures and metopes illustrate episodes from Greek myth, and include the famous head of a horse of Selene (the moon goddess) and the river god Ilissos.
   • A history of the building. The Parthenon has a long and complex history. The building was altered and the sculptures were damaged over the course of the centuries.
   • The sculptures as museum objects. By 1800 only about half of the original sculptural decoration remained. From 1801, after obtaining permission from the Ottoman authorities, the British ambassador to the Ottoman empire Lord Elgin removed about half of the remaining sculptures from the fallen ruins and the building.

6. www.history.com › topics › ancient-greeceParthenon: Definition, Facts, Athens & Greece | HISTORY

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   Feb 2, 2018 · The Parthenon is a marble temple built atop the Acropolis in Athens during the classical age of ancient Greece. Its Elgin Marbles are now housed in the British Museum.

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   Oct 28, 2012 · The magnificent temple on the Acropolis of Athens, known as the Parthenon, was built between 447 and 432 BCE in the Age of Pericles, and it was dedicated to the city 's patron deity Athena Parthenos.

8. www.worldhistory.org › article › 785Athena Parthenos by Phidias - World History Encyclopedia

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   Jan 25, 2015 · The temple was constructed to house the new gold and ivory cult statue of the goddess by the master sculptor Phidias (also Pheidias) and to proclaim to the world the success of Athens as leader of the coalition of Greek forces in the Persian Wars.

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   Which temple dominates the Acropolis at Athens?

   • 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.

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   When was the temple to Athena built?

   • Built between 421-406 BCE on the Acropolis at Athens, this temple to Athena features the Ionic order of architecture. It is best known for the carefully sculpted column figures ("caryatids") supporting its porch area. Finished in 424 B.C., this Ionic temple towers above Athens on the Acropolis.

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   Is the Parthenon a Greek temple?

   • The Parthenon (Plate 1, Fig. 17) is probably the most celebrated of all Greek temples. ^ Sacks, David. "Parthenon". Encyclopedia of the Ancient Greek World, David Sacks, Facts On File, 3rd edition, 2015. Accessed 15 July 2022. ^ Beard, Mary (2010). The Parthenon. Profile Books. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-84765-063-4. ^ abcdTiti, Catharine (2023).

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   Why was Athena's temple a Christian temple?

   • The temple was serving her and the ancient religion of the Greek Pantheon. Faithful of the Olympian Gods continued to worship the Virgin Athena until the 5th c. AD, when it was transformed into a Cristian temple dedicated initially to Hagia Sophia and later to the Virgin Mary.

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   When did the Parthenon become the largest Greek temple?

   • From the 4th century BCE, the whole building acquired the name Parthenon. No previous Greek temple was so richly decorated with sculpture. The Parthenon would become the largest Doric Greek temple, although it was innovative in that it mixed the two architectural styles of Doric and the newer Ionic.

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   Why is the Parthenon called the temple of Minerva?

   • Because the Parthenon was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena it has sometimes been referred to as the Temple of Minerva, the Roman name for Athena, particularly during the 19th century. [ 28 ]

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