Ancient sites · Acropolis

Parthenon

Photo: Steve Swayne · CC BY 2.0

The Doric temple of Athena Parthenos on the summit of the Acropolis, begun in 447 BC and largely finished by 432 BC. Restoration and anastylosis work has been running continuously since 1975, so scaffolding and cranes are usually present.

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