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 ...

Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

Hurwit: "Acropolis" means the high point of the city. And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely reached higher than a storey or two, the Parthenon, which stands atop the Acropolis like a ...

Many significant ancient Greek temples are found not only in Greece but also in other countries that were once part of the ...

Evan Hadingham Inside the Parthenon, members of the Acropolis Restoration take delivery of the architrave stone. They are surrounded by repaired components incorporating new and ancient marble pieces.

Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of ...

More than 2,400 years after its construction, the Parthenon—the sanctuary to the goddess Athena—still dominates the skyline of the Acropolis in Athens. The structure, originally painted in ...

The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on the Acropolis ...

Travelers say the hike to the Acropolis is just as memorable as the ... ruins built throughout the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.

Is it appropriate to make monuments and archaeological sites available for filming, photography, events and, if so, under ...

QI's most famous outtake, feautring Stephen being mocked by Alan, Jimmy Carr, Rob Brydon and Bill Bailey for his failure to complete a sentence.