Although the Parthenon might appear to be geometrically ... Korres, by studying tool marks in old marble, has reconstructed ancient chisels and other tools that he believes were, in their day ...

The most ambitious building program in Greek history, the building of the Parthenon was Pericles' greatest triumph and he oversaw the project personally. Costing 5000 talents in the first year ...

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 ...

Progress in the negotiations for the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece was reported at a recent conference organized by the Greek community at the London School of Economics ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 conference centered on efforts to return the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, to Athens. The British Museum's impending reconstruction is seen as an opportune moment for ...