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The Parthenon Sculptures are a collection of different types of marble architectural decoration from the temple of Athena (the Parthenon) on the Acropolis in Athens.
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11 sty 2018 · The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens was built between 447 and 438 BC as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos. The word parthénos (παρθένος) meant 'maiden, girl' or 'virgin, unmarried woman'.
14 gru 2014 · The sculpture, now mostly separated into the Parthenon Marbles (Elgin Marbles) and the Acropolis Museum Collection of Athens, once consisted of 92 metopes, a unique frieze running around all four sides of the building, and both pediments filled with 50 monumental figures.
The Parthenon was built as a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. It was the centrepiece of an ambitious building programme on the Acropolis of Athens. The temple's great size and lavish use of white marble was intended to show off the city's power and wealth at the height of its empire.
3 dni temu · The Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Sculptures, are a collection of ancient Greek sculptures, architectural fragments, and inscriptions that were originally part of the Parthenon and other buildings on the Acropolis of Athens. These artifacts were removed from Greece in the early 19th century by Thomas Bruce, the 7th Earl of Elgin ...
The Elgin Marbles (/ ˈ ɛ l ɡ ɪ n / EL-ghin) [1] are a collection of Ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon and other structures from the Acropolis of Athens, removed from Ottoman Greece and shipped to Britain by agents of Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin, and now held in the British Museum in London.
2 lis 2023 · The Parthenon Marbles, sometimes known as the Elgin Marbles, are some of the most highly contested pieces of art in history. These stunning sculptures were originally part of the Parthenon temple, which was built in honor of the goddess Athena on top of Athens’ Acropolis in the 5th century BC.
