The Parthenon is a Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It is on the Acropolis in the Athens. The Parthenon is a masterpiece of beautiful architecture. It is going to be built from 447 BC to approximately 432 BC. The leader who is in control of construction is Pericles. I was able to get a word with him. "Pericles, what are you planning on building and what is the design going to be?" He replied, "Well...I'm going to sit down with other sculptors and come …showed first 85 words of 474 total…
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to the Virgin Mary. The temple has been remodeled for the worshippers. Athens came
under Turkish rule in 1458. It has been once again changed, and now is a mosque. The
Parthenon underwent unimaginable damage after it became a place to hold gunpowder,
during the war against the Venetians. It has now been destroyed, by a Venetian
cannonball that hit it and set of all of the gunpowder. The center part is destroyed, the
roof is blown off, and several columns have been knocked down
