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 ...

The most ambitious building program in Greek history, the building of the Parthenon was Pericles' greatest ... tons of marble quarried from nearby Mount Pentelicus, the huge cost of the building ...

Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of ...

After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' negotiations over a return. https://p.dw ...

In the north-east of Athens, Mount Pentelicus rises to 1,109 metres and offers spectacular views over the Attic plain. Although it is famous for its marble stone (quarried for the Parthenon), this ...