The Parthenon facts for kids
At the top of the Acropolis and dominating Athens, capital of Greece, stands the temple of the Parthenon, a masterpiece of Greek architecture.
Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom. The city of Athens erected numerous monuments and statues. Dominating the city, the Parthenon, made of white marble, rises its luminous silhouette over the Athenian sky. High columns support the ceiling and the two triangular pediments and close the central enclosure, a sacred place, where a statue of the goddess stood, 12 meters high, sculpted by Phidias. The Parthenon has known several destinations: it was a Byzantine church, cathedral, mosque, flanked by a minaret, and finally... Powder house! Damaged by an explosion and an earth tremor, systematically plundered by unscrupulous collectors, it is now partially restored. It is a jewel of ancient art with the rank of world wonder.
At the top of the Acropolis and dominating Athens, capital of Greece, stands the temple of the Parthenon, a masterpiece of Greek architecture.
Athena was the Greek goddess of wisdom. The city of Athens erected numerous monuments and statues. Dominating the city, the Parthenon, made of white marble, rises its luminous silhouette over the Athenian sky. High columns support the ceiling and the two triangular pediments and close the central enclosure, a sacred place, where a statue of the goddess stood, 12 meters high, sculpted by Phidias. The Parthenon has known several destinations: it was a Byzantine church, cathedral, mosque, flanked by a minaret, and finally... Powder house! Damaged by an explosion and an earth tremor, systematically plundered by unscrupulous collectors, it is now partially restored. It is a jewel of ancient art with the rank of world wonder.
