For the past 230 years or so, the story that was sculpted into the frieze of the Parthenon, the most influential building in the western world, has seemed fairly straight-forward, depicting a civic ...

The light entered through the door of the temple on the morning of the day of the Panathenaeans, and was reflected in the statue and in the pools of water. Credit: Juan de Lara The Parthenon temple on ...

The view from the top is always breathtaking, fulfilling. And when the top you’ve reached is the Parthenon of the Acropolis in Athens, you’re stone in love not only with the view — but with history ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: If you're visiting during the scorching summer months, get up early and head to the base of the Acropolis before 8 a.m. Summer temperatures average in the high 80s and 90s, and ...

Built at the time of Alexander the Great, 150 years after the Parthenon, it was the biggest Greek temple ever conceived: 120 columns, each one more than twice the height of the Parthenon's. The German ...

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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, ...

Last month, authorities removed the scaffolding covering the western facade of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Since then, lucky pilgrims to this legendary 5th-century B.C.E. temple—which accepts ...

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This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine. During the 1700s, a European Grand Tour was a rite of passage for the sons of wealthy families. Lasting for up ...

The Parthenon was one of the most famous monuments of the ancient world. But today its columns are crumbling to dust. Its current state isn’t due to wear and tear from exposure to the elements over ...