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An Oxford professor has meticulously employed 3D modeling tools to create a stunning digital reconstruction of the Parthenon.
You can now get a sense of the awe-inspiring Parthenon in all its former glory thanks to a multiyear endeavor merging history and 3D computer modeling. University of Oxford archeologist Juan de Lara ...
A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...
In early 19th-century London, the arrival of temple artworks taken from the Acropolis of Athens inspired both poetic raptures ...
The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and the patron goddess of Athens. Despite enduring damage, that masterpiece ...
In recent years the fate of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, has been a bone of contention in ...
In its bid to claim the mantle as the Athens of the South, the city of Nashville constructed a life-size replica of the Parthenon for Tennessee’s centennial celebrations in 1897. Its architects ...
The Parthenon is probably one of the most iconic examples of Greek architecture. This ancient temple, once dedicated to the goddess Athena, sits atop the hill of the Acropolis at Athens and has ...
Credit: Juan de Lara The Parthenon temple on the Acropolis of Athens housed a colossal statue made of gold and ivory, carved by the famous sculptor Phidias in 438 BC. Its view from the entrance of the ...