It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in ...
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A Man Brought His Father’s ‘Piece of the Parthenon’ to Greek Officials. They Said It Was From an Even Older Temple in the Acropolis of Athens
When 77-year-old Chilean engineer Enrico Tosti-Croce heard on the radio that Greece was fighting for marble sculptures from ...
Thomas Bruce, widely known as Lord Elgin, was the ambassador of England in Constantinople who stole the ancient sculptures ...
The Parthenon is an incredible example of ancient Greek architecture and while it is in ruins (comparatively speaking) today, it was once one of the most impressive structures on the planet. Even ...
A smattering of ancient 6 th century B.C. Greek graffiti reveals that a different temple likely existed where the Parthenon now sits. Clues from drawings made by a shepherd show there was likely a ...
Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks enjoyed an unobstructed view of the marble temple crowning the Acropolis as ...
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, ...
As conservation works are finally complete, tourists will have a full view of Greece’s most iconic building for the first time in centuries The Parthenon has towered above Athens for nearly 2,500 ...
When Nicholas Cullinan was appointed director of the British Museum in the summer of 2024, he spoke of his hope to build a healthy long-term partnership with the Greek government over the future of ...
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