The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

The Parthenon is probably one of the most iconic examples of Greek architecture. This ancient temple, once dedicated to the ...

A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...

Do you think you know the Parthenon, Greece's ancient marvel? But do you know it well enough that it had a pool?

And the great statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon, made of gold and ivory, held in the palm of her hand another image of Nike, some six feet tall, offering it to the Athenians as if to ...

A full-scale, 12-ton replica of the Athena Parthenos looms large at a Parthenon recreation in Nashville. The replica is gilded in gold leaf, but the fifth-century statue was plated in some 2,400 ...

During those days, the statue of Athena’s geographic location and angle ... “As sunlight filters through the temple’s doorway, it strikes the gold of the goddesses’ robes with a luminous ...

Contrary to the traditional image of Greek temples as bright, open spaces, de Lara's research shows that the Parthenon remained dark inside, creating a theatrical atmosphere that selectively ...

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 ...

4. Local sculptor Alan LeQuire's 1990 Athena Parthenos statue stands 42-feet tall inside the Parthenon. Covered in gold leaf, she is a reconstruction of the long-lost original Athena. Her spear ...