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 ...
A large gold statue of Fannie Lou Hamer's head sits outside the Nashville Parthenon as part of an exhibit. The "Colossal Head" is one of 24 pieces in Alan LeQuire's "Monumental Figures" exhibit. The ...
In the summer of 1897, a team of architects in Nashville completed a life-size replica of the Parthenon — an homage to classical Greece in the heart of the American South. They expected to bask in the ...
The external scaffolding hiding the Parthenon’s western face was removed in early June following the completion of the ...
In 1801 a British nobleman stripped the Parthenon of many of its sculptures and took them to England. Controversy over their ...
Key concepts: What is the Parthenon? One of Greece's most famous structures, this temple sits on the hill of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built between 447 and 438 B.C.E., and dedicated to the ...
The painted replica of a c. 490 B.C. archer (at the Parthenon in Athens) testifies to German archaeologist Vinzenz Brinkmann’s painstaking research into the ancient sculpture’s colors. The original ...