The construction ingenuity of Athens' Parthenon has enabled it to miraculously survive natural disasters such as earthquakes.
Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...
Lasting for up to three years, and taking in Switzerland, Paris, and Rome, the high point of this ... the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as the Grand Tour ...
Directed by Paolo Sorrentino, this decadent drama about a beautiful young woman is a one-sided meditation on art, desire and ...
Produced by ElevenLabs and News Over Audio (Noa) using AI narration. Listen to more stories on the Noa app. Ever since the early 19th century, when Thomas Bruce, seventh earl of Elgin, sawed off ...
Before the restoration team could begin, they had to take apart, block by block, and repair nearly every piece of the Parthenon. That's because early restorers, most notoriously a Greek engineer ...
Jet2CityBreaks has expanded its Discover More collection to include Athens and Rome, offering customers guided tours of ...