Evan Hadingham Inside the Parthenon, members of the Acropolis Restoration take delivery of the architrave stone. They are surrounded by repaired components incorporating new and ancient marble pieces.

As in ancient times, the Parthenon workplace today is less a construction ... the Athenians carved two pieces of cedar, one fitting inside the other like a key into a lock. These were set into ...

And the great statue of Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon, made of gold and ivory ... have been visible from almost anywhere in the ancient city. A full-scale, 12-ton replica of the colossal ...

More than 2,400 years after its construction, the Parthenon—the sanctuary to the ... which will showcase more than 4,000 ancient statues, friezes and artifacts when it opens in autumn 2008.

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon ... to Athens to sketch ancient works of art, as ...

The ancient Mycenaeans built its first defensive ... One of these losses is a gigantic statue of Athena once located inside ...

Greece has some strict laws in protecting its ancient sites, and they won't let anything get in their way, not even footwear.

The site is an elevated, flat-topped rock with an assortment of monuments and ruins built throughout the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion.

Inside Ancient Agora, you'll find restrooms and ... Athens Half Day Tour, Acropolis, Parthenon, Temple of Olympian Zeus & Hephaistus ...