In fact, entasis is the Greek word for tension or swelling. The kinds of optical refinements that we detect in the architecture of the Parthenon were far older than the fifth century. In the sixth ...

Many collections of Parthenon statuary housed in the ... who shared his client’s passion for Greek sculpture and architecture. In 1799 Lord Elgin’s diplomatic services were again required ...

(The word parthenon in its Greek form means "of the virgins.") A similar cult of girls lived at the temple of Athena Polias, "Athena of the City." The Parthenon remained a temple for a millennium ...

In December, The Guardian reported that talks between the Greek government and the British Museum over the potential return of the Parthenon ... Goethe once defined architecture) of Indo-Islamic ...

This identity is reinforced with the Parthenon, a full-scale replica of the one found in Athens. Although Nashville's Parthenon was only meant to be temporary – it was built for the Tennessee ...

The Premier of Victoria reiterated the view, that first was expressed by former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, that 'Macedonia is as Greek as the Parthenon.' Thousands of students and ...

Perhaps our greatest temple is the Parthenon at the centre of the Acropolis ... He describes the features of Ancient Greek architecture including symmetry, and Greek ceramic art which has provided ...