Thursday, February 2, 2012

30 Interesting Historical Facts About the Parthenon

30 Interesting Historical Facts About the Parthenon 


Parthenon is one of the major tourist attractions of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece – the birthplace of “democracy”, Greek’s greatest contribution to civilization.
1.) Construction of the Parthenon started in 447 BCE and was completed in 438 BCE but decorations of the temple continued until 432 BC.
2.) The Parthenon is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece and is regarded as one of the greatest cultural monuments in the world.

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