It’s hard not to be awestruck standing in front of the Parthenon marbles. The collection of sculptures adorned the famous archeological site, which was originally built as a temple to Athena in ...

In 1687, the Venetian Army shelled the Acropolis and blew up the Parthenon, where the Turks had been storing gunpowder. Then in 1802, the British Lord Elgin had some of the remaining sculptures ...

The Parthenon was one of the most famous monuments of the ancient world. But today its columns are crumbling to dust. Its current state isn’t due to wear and tear from exposure to the elements over ...

Students use a viewing guide while watching a program about the reconstruction of the Parthenon and discuss answers to questions related to the monument after watching. Built as a temple for the ...

Since the beginning of the 20th century, Greece has been trying to recover the pieces of the Parthenon - Copyright AFP Alain JOCARD Since the beginning of the 20th ...

Students use a viewing guide while watching a program about the reconstruction of the Parthenon and discuss answers to questions related to the monument after watching. Built as a temple for the ...

The fragments of Athens' Parthenon temple had been held for centuries in the papal collection and Vatican Museums. AFP Three fragments of Athens' Parthenon temple, kept by the Vatican for centuries, ...