We can only imagine how glorious the Parthenon must have appeared in the middle of the fifth century B.C., with worshippers gathered in its towering central sanctuary paying tribute to a 40-foot ...

The famed statue of Athena had already been removed ... have now been removed to the climate-controlled Acropolis Museum, their places on the Parthenon taken by exact replicas.

The Acropolis Museum located only 1,000 feet from the famed hill of the same name hosts some of the world's most important ...

Here are 12 facts about the Acropolis of Athens ... One of these losses is a gigantic statue of Athena once located inside the Parthenon. Known as Athena Parthenos, it stood almost 40 feet ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...

The colossal gold and ivory statue of the goddess Athena, in the Parthenon on the Acropolis, was stripped of its gold which was then struck into coins. This was the only known example when King ...

The archaeological site of the Acropolis is getting new, hi-tech entrance gates and a welcome point aiming to improve visitor ...

Located atop Acropolis Hill in Athens, the Parthenon is one of the most famous ... While the original statue of Athena ...

Key exhibits include a relief of Athena Nike, several carved statues from Erechtheion ... a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers said the Acropolis Museum was one ...

The Parthenon was a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos ... built on the Acropolis - a rocky citadel at the heart of the city. Its central hall housed a colossal statue of the ...