The Elgin Marbles, originally part of Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens. On display in the British Museum in Duveen Gallery. East Pediment depicts the birth of Athena. (photo credit: EWY Media.

Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...

Firstly, it was built to house the great statue of Athena, commissioned by Pericles and designed by Phidias and his team of sculptors. Secondly, it was to act as a treasury. The Parthenon was ... Most ...

The Parthenon was built in the mid-5th century BC and was originally constructed to replace an older temple that was destroyed by the Persians. The statue of Athena which originally stood in the ...

Nashville’s Parthenon is a replica of the original in Athens, Greece ... The Parthenon sits atop Centennial Park and has a replica of the 42-foot statue of Athena. Admission is $10 and it is open ...

allowing for deeper research and partial rebuilding of the Temple of Athena's original form. Professor Dr. Feriştah Alanyalı, who heads the archaeological work in Side, noted that previous ...

“The poem that you’re referring to was added later (and) is not actually part of the original Statue of Liberty.” Should the U.S. return the Statue of Liberty? The poll comes after a French ...

However, he made it clear that if authorities refuse to permit the installation at the original site, he will instead carry the statue on the back of his pickup truck as a mobile tribute.