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

Many collections of Parthenon statuary housed in the world ... Photograph by Granger/Album; Color: Santi Pérez. The 1816 cartoon by George Cruikshank (above) shows Lord Elgin trying to sell ...

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 ...

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 ...