The Parthenon got a glow-up. Preservationists added marble slabs to the western pediment of the iconic temple, restoring a ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and the patron goddess of Athens. Despite enduring damage, that masterpiece ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2020, marking the 30th anniversary of the Athena statue. 2022 marks 20 years since it was gilded in gold. For decades, the full-scale replica of ...

After several years of restoration work, Greece has announced the completion of a major phase in the conservation of one of ...

Nashfamous: The Parthenon in Centennial Park is the world’s only exact-size and detail replica of the former temple in Athens, Greece. The state of Tennessee celebrated its 100th birthday by building ...

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 1801 a British nobleman stripped the Parthenon of many of its sculptures and took them to England. Controversy over their ...

Pope Francis has decided to give the Greek Orthodox archbishop of Athens three fragments of Parthenon sculptures that have been kept in the Vatican Museums for centuries. The Vatican announced on Dec.

Among the handful of iconic buildings that survive from classical antiquity, the Parthenon, perched atop the Athenian acropolis, comes uniquely freighted with meaning. Ostensibly built as a temple to ...