travel europe greece athens the acropolis the parthenon
ARCHITECTS: IKTINOS, CALLICRATES (447-432 BC)
The Parthenon is a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena and, like other Periclean monuments on the Acropolis, was seen as a celebration of Hellenic victory of the Persian invaders.
The Parthenon is considered as a symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy, and Western civilization.
It has served as a treasury, a Christian church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a mosque, and an Ottoman ammunition dump which resulted in an explosion which severely damaged the structure and its sculptures.
LINK TO WIKIPEDIA'S WEB PAGE ON THE PARTHENON
TRAVEL: 1978, October 1984, August 2013
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Our tour group gathers at the Parthenon, the Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1978.
East elevation, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
The Parthenon 35 years earlier, Athens, Greece, 1978.
Detail of the Parthenon, Athens, Greece, 1984.
Detail, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Detail, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Information sign, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
West elevation under construction (looking into the sun), Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
Fiber optic sensor monitoring movement on a column, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 2013.
(Left) Modern-day Greeks work on restoration of the Acropolis, 1984.
(Right) Detail of a section of column shows how they went together, Athens, Greece, 1978.
Me, in 1978 and again 35 years later...very hot with my towel and audio guide, Parthenon, Acropolis, Athens, Greece, 1978 and 2013.
(photo by others)
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