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<< Our Photo Pages >> Parthenon - Ancient Temple in Greece in Central Greece

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 21 January 2012  Page Views: 7786

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Parthenon
Country: Greece Region: Central Greece Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Athens  Nearest Village: Athens
Latitude: 37.971420N  Longitude: 23.726100E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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MartinJEley visited on 10th Jun 2009 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 3 In addition to the building being a classic worldwide symbol it is particularly breathtaking in its hill top location. Despite the work being done to restore much of the structure it is still possible to feel the grandeur of the past.

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Parthenon
Parthenon submitted by Antonios : Site in Attica/Central Greece: Parthenon (Vote or comment on this photo)
Classic 5th century BCE Doric marble Temple of Athena which replaced an earlier temple destroyed during the Persian invasion in 480 BCE. The new temple represented the highpoint of Greek architecture. Inside there was a giant Gold and ivory statue of Athena by Phidias. The statue was however moved to Constantinople during the Byzantine era and was lost.

The temple is called Parthenon on account of the Greek word for Virgin, parthenos, as Athena was considered a Virgin

The temple served as a church after Paganism was abolished. Later Turkish troop used the temple first as a mosque and then as an arsenal which caused extensive damage when the powder stores blew up 1687 during a Venetian attack.

Later, Lord Elgin got permission from the Turkish Governor to remove the marbles, which now reside in the British Museum.

The Greek authorities are busy renovating the Temple, and this may be completed in 2025. This will replace iron pegs with titanium ones to hold the temple together while small pieces of marble are being reattached in various areas to improve structural integrity.

152 Meters Altitude.

Note: Greece's ancient sites to play starring role in economic recovery
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Parthenon
Parthenon submitted by AlexHunger : Classic 5th Cenury BCE Temple to Athena. At the moment, the temple is being restored, which may take until 2025. Archeologists are replacing the rusted iron pins used to secure the temple in the 19th century with non coroding Titanium ones, and various damaged pieces of marble are receiving replacement bits and pieces cut from the same quarry. The authorities are however not bringing the parthen... (Vote or comment on this photo)

Parthenon
Parthenon submitted by DrewParsons : Photographed whilst leading a group of 30 New Zealand students on a Classics tour in September 1999 (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Parthenon submitted by 43559959 : Parthenon. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Parthenon submitted by h_fenton : Part of the South Frieze from the Parthenon. The Elgin Marbles in the British Museum were removed from the Parthenon in the Early 19th Century (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Parthenon submitted by h_fenton : One of the better preserved scenes shown on the Elgin Marbles which were removed from the Parthenon in the Early 19th Century. in the British Museum. South Metope XXXI Centaur and Lapith tussle like wrestlers. The centaur has his opponent by the throat, while the Lapith attempts to fend him off with a fist and a knee. (Text from display label in the British Museum)

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Parthenon submitted by Bjorn : Site in Attica/Central Greece

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Parthenon submitted by Klingon : A picture of the Parthenon at the top of the Acropolis hill for a Magic lantern, circa 1850-1870. By courtesy of the Optical Museum Jena.

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Parthenon submitted by 43559959 : Parthenon in a city setting.

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Parthenon submitted by 43559959 : Parthenon. Site in Attica/Central Greece Greece. Midnight.

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Parthenon submitted by durhamnature : Plan of the Parthenon, from "Handbook of Greek Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Attica/Central Greece Greece

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Parthenon submitted by Bjorn : Site in Attica/Central Greece

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Parthenon
Parthenon submitted by AlexHunger : Classic 5th Cenury BCE Temple to Athena. At the moment, the temple is being restored, which may take until 2025. Archeologists are replacing the rusted iron pins used to secure the temple in the 19th century with non coroding Titanium ones, and various damaged pieces of marble are receiving replacement bits and pieces cut from the same quarry. The authorities are however not bringing the parthen...

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Re: Greece's ancient sites to play starring role in economic recovery by ghostlly on Tuesday, 24 January 2012
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They have a wonderful reconstruction of the Parthenon in Nashville TN complete with a huge gold gilted statue of Athena.
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Greece's ancient sites to play starring role in economic recovery by Andy B on Saturday, 21 January 2012
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Archaeological treasures including the Acropolis and the temple of Delphi will be available as backdrops for filming and photographic shoots for as little as €1,600 (£1,339) a day

Crisis-hit Athens has turned to the glory that was Greece to help its ruined economy. The debt-choked nation has taken the dramatic step of deciding to exploit some of its past majesty by utilising the Acropolis and other antiquities – cultural gems until now considered too sacred to besmirch with commerce.

Under a scheme revealed this week, foreign film crews, advertising agencies and other commercial enterprises will be allowed to photograph 5th century BC Periclean masterpieces such as the Parthenon, in the hope that it will help boost the country's coffers and image abroad.

Archaeological treasures including the temple of Delphi, the most popular site after the Acropolis, will be available as backdrops for filming and photographic shoots for as little as €1,600 (£1,339) a day.

But acutely aware of the sensitivity surrounding the move, officials cautioned that the opening of sites would still be strictly controlled. Following uproar in the Greek media, the culture minister himself, Pavlos Geroulanos, tweeted that any suggestions the relics would be "rented out" were simply "untrue". No company or individual would be given "exclusive rights" to them, officials said.

The move follows intense pressure from the European Union and International Monetary Fund, the foreign lenders keeping the nation afloat. With fears of Greece defaulting on its debt mounting by the day, EU officials stepped in saying the time had come for its cultural treasures to be put to work. Culture ministry officials agreed to legislation facilitating access to sites by lowering the costs of permits.

Policymakers both in and outside Greece have long contended that the country's classical masterpieces have been under-utilised despite being "the greatest brand name on earth". "It will be to our benefit if what we have to show is shown," said former finance minister Stefanos Manos.

Previously the country's central council of archaeology, one of the nation's most powerful bodies, had steadfastly refused to grant access to the treasures for anything other than scientific research. Filming requests were rebuffed or granted only for an astronomical fee. With professional photographers unable to access sites, international book publishers had stopped printing contemporary pictures.

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