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But when the temple was constructed between 447 and 438 B.C.E., designed in part by the legendary architect Phidias, it hosted a 40-foot-tall, gilded statue of Athena.

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The Parthenon, completed around 432 BCE atop the Athenian Acropolis, was a temple to the goddess Athena, adorned with a towering statue of her likeness in ivory and gold. This sculpture — now ...

The Parthenon was deliberately dark, research suggests. 3D model of the Athena statue in the Parthenon. Photo: courtesy Juan de Lara.