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The iconic Temple of Athena Virgin, the Parthenon. Construction: 447-432 BCE Location: Acropolis, Athens, Greece

East facade of the Parthenon, Athens, 5th century BCE.

A metope depicting a centaur battling a Lapith, from the Parthenon, 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

A Lapith fighting a Centaur, regarded as one of the finest metopes from the Parthenon. 5th century BCE. (British Museum, London)

A drum from a column of the Parthenon, Athens showing the flutes of the shaft in cross-section.

A lion from the pediment of the Parthenon in the Museum of the Acropolis. Construction: 447-432 BCE

Detail of Figure D (commonly identified as Dionysos) from the East Pediment of the Parthenon. He reclines on a rock. His seat is softened by a mantle and an animal fur. Despite the fact that both of his hands are missing, Figure D is the...

Marble statue from the West pediment of the Parthenon (West pediment A) depicting a river-god (possibly the river Ilissos), designed by Pheidias, about 438-432 BCE. (British Museum, London)

Temple of Athena Parthénos. Painting by Vasily Polenov, c. 1882.

The Parthenon (Ancient Greek: Παρθενών) is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their virgin patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire...