Articles related to "Athens And The Parthenon"

With political beginnings in the age of Mycenaean kings, the Athenian Acropolis evolved into the religious center of Classical Athens, and the symbol of an entire age.

Dedicated to Athena, the patron goddess of the city-state, the Parthenon represented a superb example of classical architecture and is still the iconic image of Greece.

The ultra-modern museum, only 1000 feet from the most important landmark of ancient Greece, is both a viewing gallery for the Acropolis and storehouse for its treasures.

When you think of Greece, you think of the Parthenon. It remains today the ideal of Classical architecure and artistic design.