Parthenon - The finest Building the World Has Seen. Top: The Acropolis was the glory of ancient Athens, and the Parthenon, that crowned its heights, was the glory of the Acropolis. It has been called the world’s finest site, and by common consent it is the most beautiful beautiful that the world has ever seen. It is now in ruins, but here we see it in its glory. Bottom: The Parthenon was built as a temple of the goddess Athena Parthenos, and, inside as well as out, was beautifully adorned with sculptures. But the greatest treasure of the Parthenon and of all Athens was the colossal statue of
Parthenon - The finest Building the World Has Seen. Top: The Acropolis was the glory of ancient Athens, and the Parthenon, that crowned its heights, was the glory of the Acropolis. It has been called the world’s finest site, and by common consent it is the most beautiful beautiful that the world has ever seen. It is now in ruins, but here we see it in its glory. Bottom: The Parthenon was built as a temple of the goddess Athena Parthenos, and, inside as well as out, was beautifully adorned with sculptures. But the greatest treasure of the Parthenon and of all Athens was the colossal statue of the goddess Athena in ivory and gold. It was the work of Phidias, one of the greatest Greek sculptors. Note: For the ancient Greeks, the Parthenon served as a temple to the goddess Athena. Completed in 432 , it stood on the Acropolis in Athens. Within, at the west end of the nave, stood a 40-foot high statue of Athena Parthenos (Parthenos means "maiden"), sculpted by the renowned master Phidias. The statue was a framework of wood covered in ivory and gold. Athena held in her right hand a statue of the goddess Nike (Victory).
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