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The parthenon

Date Submitted: 12/22/2004 01:16:52
Category: / History
Length: 2 pages (462 words)
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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...…

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…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

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