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 ...

View of one of the 46 outer columns of the Parthenon, showing the precisely executed fluting (or vertical grooves). Hand-carving these flutes after the erection of the columns was one of the most ...

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 ...

An engraving of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis decorated the front side ... providing accessibility for athletes with vision impairments. The logo of the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games was placed ...

More than 2,400 years after its construction, the Parthenon—the sanctuary to the goddess Athena—still dominates the skyline of the Acropolis in Athens. The structure, originally painted in ...

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 ...