We can only imagine how glorious the Parthenon must have appeared in the middle of the fifth century B.C., with worshippers gathered in its towering central sanctuary paying tribute to a 40-foot ...

The famed statue of Athena had already been removed ... have now been removed to the climate-controlled Acropolis Museum, their places on the Parthenon taken by exact replicas.

Here are 12 facts about the Acropolis of Athens ... One of these losses is a gigantic statue of Athena once located inside ...

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 ...

Evan Hadingham Inside the Parthenon, members of the Acropolis Restoration take delivery ... once the home of a massive ivory-and-gold statue of Athena, a gigantic collapsible crane turns on ...

When you think about an image of Greece, it's likely that you envision the Acropolis. The famous hill in Athens with the ruins of the Parthenon ... ivory and gold statue of Athena, the Greek ...

The Parthenon was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos ... built on the Acropolis - a rocky citadel at the heart of the city. Its central hall housed a colossal statue of the ...

The structure also features fascinating exhibits and a giant statue of Athena. Located in Centennial Park about 2 miles west of Music Row, the Parthenon is open every day, though hours can vary by ...

Key exhibits include a relief of Athena Nike, several carved statues from Erechtheion ... a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers said the Acropolis Museum was one ...

The colossal gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena, in the Parthenon on the Acropolis, was stripped of its gold which was then struck into coins. This was the only known example when King ...

It’s been a day packed with sightseeing and lessons in Greek history. Led by our Greek guide, Nanda, we walked to the Acropolis from our hotel. Yes we are getting our steps in, and unlike the ...