The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display ...

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 ...

This cross section shows how the Parthenon would have looked in antiquity identifies where the friezes (1), metopes (2), and pediments (3) seen in the following photos would have been located.

A centaur head and two more marble fragments taken from the Parthenon in the 17th century are among the most popular exhibits ...

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 ...

Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon in Athens, and a few years later put them on public show in London. For most western Europeans it was the ...

The 2,500-year-old Parthenon is among the most recognizable embodiments of Greece's golden age, hailed worldwide as a symbol of wealth, culture, and intellect. The marble building was centrally ...

With a name like “The Parthenon,” you might expect a space ... but make reservations on weekends or be okay with bar seating. photo credit: Patrick Wong Four pieces of pita (per person ...