| 单词 | Parthenon |
| 例句 | “The most famous Greek statue of all time. It was forty feet tall, covered in ivory and gold. It stood in the middle of the Parthenon in Athens.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “How does a forty-foot-tall statue in the middle of the Parthenon just disappear?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A wall of Greek fire roared upward all around the Parthenon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Argo II was still aloft, barely, moored to the top of the Parthenon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Piper had heard that each giant was born to oppose a particular god, but there were way more than twelve giants gathered in the Parthenon. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was like a poet in the Parthenon. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever happens when we return to the Parthenon, know that I do not hold you accountable. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In the Parthenon, the giants roared in triumph. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Build something like that. You ever see the Parthenon, Percy?” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z It must be to West Virginia what the Parthenon was to the Greeks.” Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z ‘Also,’ Percy said, ‘Gaia wants us to reach the Parthenon. She wants our blood to water the stones and all that other psycho garbage. Won’t we be playing right into her hands?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z In her dream, Piper flew above the Parthenon - the ancient temple of Athena, the left side of its hollow shell encased in metal scaffolding. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Poseidon’s trident morphed into a fire hose, and the god sprayed the giants out of the Parthenon with a high-powered blast in the shape of wild horses. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Once, waking as the train pulled through a city at dawn, Lefty had mistaken a pillared bank for the Parthenon, and thought he was in Athens again. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “The Greeks built the Parthenon and the Egyptians built the pyramids back when the Anglo-Saxons were still dressing in animal skins.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The mafia giant ran towards the Parthenon and stumbled inside, flattening several Earthborn under his feet. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Some historians and mathematicians argue that the Parthenon, the majestic Athenian temple, was built so that the golden ratio is visible in every aspect of its construction. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Annabeth had told him that in each generation, a few children of Athena were sent on the quest to recover the missing Parthenon statue. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The fighting ranged all over the Parthenon and spilled across the Acropolis. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He and his second wife, June, live in Wyckoff, a New Jersey suburb where he pampers fig trees and dutifully looks after a bird feeder shaped like the Parthenon. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Milton’s pillars were the Parthenon and the Supreme Court Building; they were the Herakles of myth as well as the Hercules of Hollywood movies. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Annabeth could imagine being an Ancient Greek, walking into the Parthenon and seeing this massive goddess with her shield, spear, and python, her free hand holding out Nike, the winged spirit of victory. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She stared at the model of the Parthenon on her computer screen and thought about the argument with Athena. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She sat on her bunk, using one of Daedalus’s 3-D-rendering programs to study a model of the Parthenon in Athens. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Of the three virgin goddesses she was the chief and was called the Maiden, Parthenos, and her temple the Parthenon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘The Earth Mother has promised us great rewards. If we spill your blood under the Parthenon, that will be sufficient to complete her awakening.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Meanwhile the crowd at the Parthenon grew larger. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Monsters were everywhere - hundreds of ogres, Earthborn and Cyclopes milling through the ruins - but most of them were gathered at the Parthenon, watching the ceremony in progress. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All her life, she had wanted to visit the Parthenon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The British Museum has been in talks with Greek officials, who have long sought the return of the Parthenon marbles. Amid Criticism and Seizures, the Met Sets Plan to Return Looted Art 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z In October, she visited Greece to discuss the country’s bid for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from Britain. Amal Clooney Claims Egyptian Official Threatened Her with Arrest 2015-01-03T05:00:00Z The following afternoon, I reclined in a pool deck chair at our hotel, sipping a cocktail, enjoying an astonishing view of the Parthenon. A Food Snob’s Food Tour Conversion 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z While some images from the Parthenon show centaurs raging, the main frieze portrays young Athenian men proudly riding in a cavalcade. Horses shaped our art of war and peace 2011-08-29T09:44:37Z There has been a decades-long dispute between the British Museum and Greece over the Parthenon marbles, which Scottish diplomat Lord Elgin removed from the Parthenon in the 19th century. Paris auction house sells Hopi masks despite tribe's objection 2013-04-12T16:23:01Z Next stop is the Parthenon in Nashville, where the security guards metamorphose into a hydra with whom the teenagers do battle. 2010-02-11T23:49:00Z It reproduces my confession that, when slightly younger than she is now, she was known to use the Duveen galleries, where the Parthenon marbles are housed at the British Museum, as a "personal racetrack". Swallow your sneering, ArtWatch 2010-06-17T14:36:00Z Medieval and partly Moorish, it sits astride one of the highest of the city’s many hills, both a topographical and an emotional point of reference, somewhat like the Parthenon in Athens. How I Fell for Lisbon 2012-05-25T20:23:37Z The presentation also includes six of the so-called Elgin Marbles from the museum’s Parthenon gallery. What's On This Week Around the World 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z The pressure to return the marbles has grown as museum have given back high-profile items including Benin Bronzes, Italian antiquities and other fragments from the Parthenon that were relinquished just last month by the Vatican. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The case will be keenly watched by Greece, which is seeking the return of the Parthenon marbles, and Nigeria, which wants the Benin bronzes back, and other nations seeking the repatriation of cultural artefacts. Turkey turns to human rights law to reclaim British Museum sculptures 2012-12-08T19:29:58Z Luring Tourists Back to Greece The sun was blazing above the Acropolis, draping the ivory pillars of the Parthenon in a golden sheen. Update : Luring Tourists Back to Greece 2013-05-22T16:35:53Z I’m not sure there’s a difference between the wonder inspired by nature and the wonder inspired by the Manhattan skyline or the Parthenon.” De-extinction won’t make us better conservationists! 2013-09-06T12:40:00Z They check off must-see landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and the Parthenon as if they are levels in a video game. The Getaway: Let’s Play: Making Travel a Game 2013-05-31T18:13:13Z The museum, which sits at the foot of the Acropolis hill in Athens, houses masterpiece sculptures of Greek antiquity, including works from the Parthenon, one of the most influential buildings in Western civilization. Acropolis Museum opens ancient Athens neighborhood site below its base 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z “The Parthenon’s relatively brief life as a total ruin has, if anything, made it even more available as a blank screen on which to project our fantasies about the past.” Sunday Reading: The Ancient World 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z It's fun though – a nice mix of Bach and bickering, with the Parthenon or the Ionian Sea as a backdrop. TV review: Alex: A Life Fast Forward; Art of Survival 2011-07-21T21:30:03Z It was odd, too, to see a drawing of one of the carved horses on the Parthenon, and then be informed that horses weren't widely used in ancient Greece at that time. An equestrian expert on The Horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot 2012-06-03T18:30:01Z Soon after, in 1687, they were nicked by bullets and debris when the Parthenon was shelled during a battle between the Turks and the Venetians. Caryatid Statues, Restored, Are Stars at Athens Museum 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z But empirical measurements don't support the Parthenon's purported golden proportions, since its actual ratio is 4:9 – two whole numbers. The African roots of Swiss design 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z Athen's Parthenon, a classical temple built by the ancient Greeks, was in a dilapidated state by the time Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin, became British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in 1799. How did the Elgin Marbles get here? 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z She was first inspired by museum artefacts when she saw the controversial Parthenon frieze in the British museum while she was studying at the Slade in the early 90s. Artist of the week 131: Meekyoung Shin 2011-03-25T12:48:11Z The colossal, garish structure, modeled on the Parthenon, was built at a breakneck pace for the 1982 Manila International Film Festival, but in November 1981, a section of scaffolding collapsed. Special Report: Travel Asia: In Manila, ‘Livin’ La Vida Imelda!’ 2012-10-12T23:07:41Z Finds date from the Hekatompedon, the oldest known building on the Acropolis, though the showcase is the Parthenon Gallery, where portions of the Parthenon frieze are dramatically displayed. 36 Hours in Athens 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z And it is true that, as stated in the Times article, the Parthenon sculptures are accessible, and free to six million visitors a year. Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Kiosks overflow with posters and guidebooks, and the roads are jammed with shops selling everything from pricey marble busts of Athena to gaudy Parthenon refrigerator magnets. Foraging: Store Review: Greece Is for Lovers, in Athens 2010-05-21T14:22:00Z Successive Greek governments have lobbied for the return of the British Museum’s share of the works, which include statues from the Parthenon’s pediments — the all-marble building’s gables. Greece hopes marble foot will get UK to return sculptures 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z When Elgin took the marbles, Greece was part of the Ottoman Empire; he had a permit to make excavations at the Parthenon, though it is unclear whether he had permission to remove anything. As Europe Returns Artifacts, Britain Stays Silent 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z They'll point to the Parthenon as a notable example of a building that implemented the ratio in its construction. The African roots of Swiss design 2021-03-27T04:00:00Z It acquired casts of architectural elements from the Parthenon and the Erechtheion and scale models of the Pantheon and the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Move Over, Marble: Plaster Gets Pride of Place 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z So why did they carve them on the Parthenon? An equestrian expert on The Horse: from Arabia to Royal Ascot 2012-06-03T18:30:01Z Herman, the legal expert, said that every few years “there is what seems to be a glimmer of hope” in the debate over the Parthenon sculptures — but then the process stalls. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Greece is making a renewed move for the Parthenon Marbles. Roundup: Greece angling for Parthenon Marbles, Texas gun art controversy, MOCA board member working for Trump 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z “Discussions with Greece about a Parthenon Partnership are ongoing and constructive,” said a British Museum spokesman in a statement to The New York Times. When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z “Most importantly, of course, the British Museum, which must now realize that it’s time for the Parthenon marbles … to finally return here, to their natural home,” he added, voicing gratitude to Italy for the loan. Greece hopes marble foot will get UK to return sculptures 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z At the British Museum, under a Parthenon frieze, a Greek family posed for photos in front of figures of gods and heroes. When a Visit to the Museum Becomes an Ethical Dilemma 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z Children play near the British Museum's Parthenon marbles. The Parthenon marbles are not ours. They belong in Athens 2012-05-19T23:06:36Z Greek tragedy: Austerity and addiction Topics: , AIDS, Drugs, , An E.U. and a Greek flag fly in front of ancient Parthenon temple. Greek tragedy: Austerity and addiction 2012-06-26T14:36:00Z In another hall, art students sketched a sculpture of a centaur from the Parthenon Marbles. A Scandal and Its Fallout Compound the British Museum’s Woes 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z Ironically, some find out about this Parthenon during the tour of the actual Parthenon in Athens. 36 Hours in Nashville 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Unlike you, kids may not appreciate the magnificence of a Michelangelo statue or the significance of the Parthenon frieze. Trauma-free travel with teens 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z But for every exclusive Parthenon visit, there are press junkets to do, movies to promote and associated frustrations. Viggo Mortensen interview: 'If I think a film's beyond me – that's a good sign' 2013-05-28T18:30:01Z He designed the company's Burbank headquarters -- an office complex behemoth that visually references the Parthenon. Michael Graves, architect noted for Disney collaborations, dies at 80 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z Its top temple rivals the Parthenon — not a surprise since Agrigento was one of the richest Greek colonies and a thriving democracy 2,500 years ago. Celebrating Sicily: Italy at its most extreme 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The sculptural works were part of a larger set of pieces at the Parthenon and other parts of the Acropolis. Amal Clooney wades into Elgin Marbles debate during Greece trip 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Stylistically reminiscent of the Parthenon marble riders, the artefact, fit for kings, was found in a royal tomb. Review: The Mysteries of Meroe 2010-05-21T12:00:00Z The Parthenon was built at a time of war between Greek cities and the Persian Empire. Horses shaped our art of war and peace 2011-08-29T09:44:37Z Photograph: British Museum Munakata is also well-versed in the debate surrounding disputed objects such as the Parthenon marbles, the Rosetta stone, and the Benin bronzes. The British Museum: marbles, murals... and manga! 2011-08-14T18:59:00Z If Durrell Stone’s original building was compared to the Acropolis and the Parthenon, Holl’s addition is more like one of Piranesi’s fanciful spaces, offering multiple views and perspectives and possibilities for motion. Perspective | At 50, Kennedy Center can no longer be a cultural island 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Vandalizing the Parthenon temple in Athens has been a tenacious tradition. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “We’re actively seeking a new Parthenon partnership with our friends in Greece, and, as we enter a new year, constructive discussions are ongoing,” the spokesman said. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The Parthenon was built between 447-432 B.C. and is considered the crowning work of classical architecture. Greece hopes marble foot will get UK to return sculptures 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Neither today’s Greeks nor Britons own the Parthenon marbles, really. Abroad: Demands for the Elgin Marbles Raise Art Partimony Issues 2010-05-05T19:10:00Z But the Parthenon marbles are different because they were the height of man's achievement in the fifth century BC, and for about 2,000 years after that. The Parthenon marbles are not ours. They belong in Athens 2012-05-19T23:06:36Z She was especially distressed that I had not mentioned the new Acropolis Museum, “an ode to the Parthenon.” Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The Greek government has previously rejected offers to borrow the Parthenon Marbles, holding out for their permanent return. As Europe Returns Artifacts, Britain Stays Silent 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z They comprise roughly half of the 160-metre-long frieze that was on the Parthenon temple. Greece wants Parthenon Marbles back, Tsipras tells May 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The promos feature the Parthenon and ancient temples, not modern villas or walk-in closets. ‘Real Housewives’ in Greece, Israel and Canada 2013-06-06T12:00:01Z Activists say the government could take action on the Parthenon Marbles if it wanted to. As Europe Returns Artifacts, Britain Stays Silent 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z Some small bits of it — and other Parthenon sculptures — are in other European museums. Greece hopes marble foot will get UK to return sculptures 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z The Vatican announced last year that it would give fragments of the Parthenon that were long held in the Vatican Museum to the Greek Orthodox Church. Amid Criticism and Seizures, the Met Sets Plan to Return Looted Art 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z In “The Sanctuary,” Elif Batuman explores the oldest temple in Turkey and finds out what it has to tell us about the origins of civilization; in “Deep Frieze,” Daniel Mendelsohn interprets the Parthenon. Sunday Reading: The Ancient World 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z Their initial function was to prop up a part of the Erechtheion, the sacred temple near the Parthenon that paid homage to the first kings of Athens and the Greek gods Athena and Poseidon. Caryatid Statues, Restored, Are Stars at Athens Museum 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Easily as captivating to future citizens as we find the Roman Colosseum or the Parthenon of Athens. Notes from a trailing spouse: Just another alien invasive species 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z The afterlife of ancient art and architecture is the subject of “The Real Life of the Parthenon” by Patricia Vigderman, a professor of English at Kenyon College whose previous book was “Possibility: Essays Against Despair.” Who Owns the Elgin Marbles? 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z It makes you long to see not only the Parthenon but the serial comma restored to its ancient glory. Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The Parthenon sculptures were made as architectural ornaments, but dismantled as art objects. ‘Rodin and the Art of Ancient Greece’ Review: Recasting History 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z “Lots of concert halls look like shrines or temples, like a Parthenon,” he added. Esa-Pekka Salonen Says Tweak the Orchestra, Don’t Blow it Up 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z And in December, the Vatican announced it would give three Parthenon fragments to the leader of the Greek Orthodox Church, who is expected to pass them on to the Acropolis Museum. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The Ottomans used the Parthenon as a gunpowder magazine, hence its pockmarked masonry — the result of an attack by Venetian forces in the 17th century. How Christians Destroyed the Ancient World 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z He also calls for other restitutions, including returning the Parthenon Marbles. France Vowed to Return Looted Treasures. But Few Are Heading Back. 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z The Parthenon in Athens, from where Lord Elgin took the marbles before they ended up in the British Museum. Stephen Fry steals show, and Greek hearts, in Parthenon marbles debate 2012-06-12T14:00:03Z Consider, for example, the mounting pressure on the British Museum to return the Elgin marbles that once graced the Parthenon. For U.S. Museums With Looted Art, the Indiana Jones Era Is Over 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z And in Greece, they loved the food but the hike up to the Parthenon was a slog, unlike the Athenian high jinks of the children’s Greek mythology graphic novels and Percy Jackson DVDs. Cobblestones? Check. Castles? Check. Budget? Check. Why Romania Is Worth the Trip. 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z “When constructing the Parthenon temple in Athens, for example, builders used molten lead to secure the columns within their bases.” Review | After death, major works by artist Jack Whitten discovered 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The British Museum says that its Parthenon holdings account for "about a third of the original decoration of the temple." Greece outraged by British loan of Elgin Marbles piece to Russia 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z I don’t think I look back to, for example, ancient Greece or the Parthenon. During London Week, Mary Katrantzou Talks About Prints 2012-02-20T19:06:15Z Fragments from the Parthenon alone ended up in some 10 European countries, or were lost altogether. How did the Elgin Marbles get here? 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The city’s Parthenon—built in 1897 and filled with American paintings—may seem a little out of place here, but it’s also the only full-scale replica of the Greek Parthenon in the world. These Are America's Quirkiest Cities 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z In 1801, he negotiated what he claimed was permission from the Turks - who then controlled Athens - to remove statues from the Parthenon. How did the Elgin Marbles get here? 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The view through a broad picture window, eloquent but baleful under the circumstances, looks onto the ruined Parthenon, playing on visitors’ heartstrings. Abroad: Demands for the Elgin Marbles Raise Art Partimony Issues 2010-05-05T19:10:00Z The controversy may flare anew as the British Museum plans an exhibit of the human body in Greek sculpture for next spring, using some of the marbles from the Parthenon. Caryatid Statues, Restored, Are Stars at Athens Museum 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z About half the surviving 5th century B.C. sculptures that decorated the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis are in the British Museum in London, which has long resisted Greek appeals for their return. Italy sending Parthenon fragment to Athens in nudge to UK 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Although he was writing half a millennium after the Parthenon was built, he touched on the essence of its enduring appeal. Who Owns the Elgin Marbles? 2018-02-20T05:00:00Z When she was 7, she began going to the open-air theaters at the foot of the Parthenon with her father, where she was introduced to Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 movie, “Persona.” Up Close: Angela Ismailos Recounts the Story of Her Film of 10 Directors 2010-06-30T17:50:00Z “It’s kind of like being put in charge of the Parthenon,” Sam Tanenhaus, the former editor of The New York Times Book Review and a contributor to The New York Review, said. Ian Buruma on a New Era at The New York Review of Books 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z “It is grand without being fancy. It doesn’t put on airs and is as classic as the Parthenon.” The Fate of the Four Seasons Hangs in the Balance 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z But it is a plea that we be honest with ourselves about the presence of so many of the Parthenon sculptures in Britain. The Parthenon marbles are not ours. They belong in Athens 2012-05-19T23:06:36Z The horsemen in the friezes on the Parthenon wear skimpy chitons over bare legs, and one hero looks nude. On the World's Oldest Trousers 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z But if the Seljuq dynasty produced nothing so grand as the pyramids, the Parthenon or the Taj Mahal, it nevertheless presided over a cosmopolitan multicultural age of terrific artistic and intellectual vitality and innovation. The Met Explores an Islamic Dynasty’s All-Embracing Big Tent 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z She recognized in it the vulgarity of America, and took that as a kind of freedom — “How can you work next to the Parthenon?” she posed to a reporter in 1962. New York’s Poet of Light and Letters 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z He belongs in Athens, in the Acropolis Museum, anchoring the West Pediment of the Parthenon. Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z Its sculptures were completed by 432 BC, shortly after the Parthenon itself. British Museum lends one of its Elgin Marbles to Russia 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Its biggest is for the return of the Parthenon Marbles which are on display in the British Museum in London. U.S. ruling over ancient bronze horse a 'huge victory' for Greece: minister 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The list is fairly predictable: the Parthenon, the beach, Phaistos and Knossos, the hikes. Introducing my kids to their grandparents’ Greece 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z The museum could offer up to a third of the Parthenon artifacts in its collection, the person added. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Are the river god and the female figures part of the frieze or are they separate sculptures numbered among the Parthenon Marbles? Should the Parthenon Marbles Be Returned to Greece? 2019-11-22T05:00:00Z “The obligation to return the Parthenon sculptures is entirely up to the government of the United Kingdom,” Oikonomou said. Greece to renew pressure on UK to return ancient sculptures 2021-11-15T05:00:00Z “The Parthenon without the marbles is like a smile with a missing tooth,” he said. As Europe Returns Artifacts, Britain Stays Silent 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z The sculptures were taken from the Parthenon site in the early 19th century and today reside at the British Museum. Roundup: Art and the GOP in Cleveland, memorial ideas for Dallas, pushing for the return of the Elgin Marbles 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z With first-rate scholarship, an archaeologist reinterprets the Parthenon frieze in this exciting and revelatory history. 100 Notable Books of 2014 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Last year, Italy returned a fragment from the Parthenon that for more than 200 years had been on display at a museum in Sicily. After 220 Years, the Fate of the Parthenon Marbles Rests in Secret Talks 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z “The Marbles belong to the world cultural heritage but their natural place is the Parthenon,” he told reporters. Greece wants Parthenon Marbles back, Tsipras tells May 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Greece says the 5th Century B.C. works — about half the Parthenon’s surviving sculptures — were illegally removed and should be returned. Greece drafting bid for Parthenon sculpture loan from UK 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z “And there are other cities with film museums, but with all due respect, created by the Motion Picture Academy, in Los Angeles, this museum has really got to be the Parthenon of such places.” Done with delays, Academy movie museum rolls out red carpet 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z That includes a collection of marble sculptures removed from the Parthenon more than 200 years ago that are now on display at the British Museum in London. An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It’s a glimpse of future tech 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z Home to treasures such as the Rosetta Stone and the Parthenon marbles, the British Museum houses one of the world's most visited collections and has since tightened its security. Please return if found: British Museum seeks help to recover missing treasures 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z Greece has also been campaigning for its Parthenon sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, to be returned. British Museum: Chinese TikTok hit amplifies calls for return of artefacts 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z The Greek government, which has been asking for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, renewed those calls this week. China state media calls for British Museum to return artefacts 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z The most famous of these disputes include marble carvings from the Parthenon in Greece and the Benin bronzes from west Africa. Director of British Museum steps down amid controversy over thefts of ancient items 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z A statue of goddess Athena in the main chamber of the Parthenon also stood over a shallow pool of water. An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago. It’s a glimpse of future tech 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z His comments follow renewed calls by officials in Greece for the return of the Parthenon sculptures - among the most high-profile contested items in the museum's collection. British Museum safety claims 'opportunistic' - MP 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The demands by Greece for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, often still known as the Elgin Marbles, are the most high profile example in this contested debate. British Museum thefts: What we know so far 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z What will be the fate of the Parthenon Sculptures? Hartwig Fischer to leave British Museum director role 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z One of the most high-profile examples is the Parthenon sculptures, the fate of which is the subject of much discussion. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z In Athens, with temperatures peaking above 40 Celsius, authorities closed the Acropolis Hill, home to the Parthenon temple that is visited by millions of tourists every year, from noon to 5 p.m. Cerberus heatwave forces Athens to close Acropolis, wildfires hit Croatia 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z The sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, once adorned the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens and have been on display in the museum since the 19th century. British Museum safety claims 'opportunistic' - MP 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The Acropolis Hill, home to the Parthenon temple that is visited by millions of tourists every year, will be closed from noon to 5 p.m. Greece briefly shuts Acropolis site to protect tourists from heatwave 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z Who needs Parthenon or Birth of Venus when blue lights swirl low, pink coronas kiss clouds, neon greens arc, deep reds stripe across stars. Poems: ‘The Southern Lights at –50° Fahrenheit’ and ‘Lake Vostok’ 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z His collection was transported to the UK and, after a Parliamentary Select Committee in 1816 deemed his actions legal, the Parthenon sculptures were transferred to the Museum by an Act of Parliament. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Arguably the most high-profile artworks in the debate about whether museums should return items to their countries of origin are the Parthenon Sculptures. Greece recovers hundreds of stolen artefacts 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z "They have to return the Parthenon marbles back because they are not safe in London." British Museum safety claims 'opportunistic' - MP 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The most prominent surviving piece of Greek architecture, the Parthenon of Athens dedicated to the polis’s patron goddess Athena, was built to embody the golden ratio in terms of its height and width. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The large and sumptuous Parthenon, seen here as it is today, was built on the Athenian Acropolis in the fifth century BCE in honor of Athena. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z A new poll, commissioned by the Parthenon Project, released on Friday, suggests the majority of Brits would back returning the sculptures to Greece in a "cultural partnership". Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z In March, the Vatican returned three fragments of Athens' Parthenon temple it had kept for centuries. Greece recovers hundreds of stolen artefacts 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z The demands by Greece for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, often still known as the Elgin Marbles, are the most high-profile example in this contested debate. Asante King asks British Museum to return gold to Ghana 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Likewise, the Romans copied the Greek architectural style and, along with the Greek buildings like the Parthenon that did survive, we are still able to appreciate the Greek architectural aesthetic. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z VOLOS, Greece — Greece’s prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum. Greek PM seeks ‘innovative’ solution to decades-old Parthenon Sculpture dispute with British Museum 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z In terms of the Parthenon sculptures, there is a precedent. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Greece has been campaigning for decades for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, which once adorned the Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens. Greek PM seeks ‘innovative’ solution to decades-old Parthenon Sculpture dispute with British Museum 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Even the Vatican has gotten onto the restitution bandwagon, recently returning to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon Marbles that it had held for two centuries. Italy begins to reckon with Fascist-era colonial collections 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z If a deal for their return is struck, it would be Greece’s third in a few months with the handful of European museums that own little bits of the Parthenon Sculptures. Greece looks to Vienna for new boost on Parthenon Sculptures 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna has a tiny collection of marbles - just two fragments from the Parthenon's northern frieze. Austria says talks underway on returning Parthenon marbles to Greece 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z In March the Vatican returned to Greece three carved fragments which originally decorated the Parthenon and had been in the Vatican's collection for more than two centuries. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Amidst the global debate on the restitution of cultural artefacts, Greece has already reached two deals that have seen some 2,500-year-old marble fragments of the Parthenon Sculptures returned to Athens from European museums. Greek PM seeks ‘innovative’ solution to decades-old Parthenon Sculpture dispute with British Museum 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z Recently, Francis returned to Greece the three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures that had been in the Vatican Museums’ collection for two centuries. Pope voices willingness to return Indigenous loot, artifacts 2023-04-30T04:00:00Z In February, the chair of the British Museum said the U.K. and Greece were working on a deal that would see his institution’s Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens. Greece looks to Vienna for new boost on Parthenon Sculptures 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship". Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It displays a portion of the surviving Parthenon frieze, with space left for the British Museum's sculptures. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “Initiatives like these show the way, how the pieces of the Parthenon can be reunited, healing the wounds caused by barbaric hands so many years ago,” Mendoni said. With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ruled out changing a law which prohibits the British Museum handing the Parthenon marbles permanently back to Greece. Russian lawmaker introduces bill pushing back conscription age 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ruled out changing a law which prohibits the British Museum handing the Parthenon marbles permanently back to Greece. Turkey's quake toll tops 48,000 as government races to build container cities 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Greece hopes the move will spur other overseas institutions that hold Parthenon sculptures to return them. Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna is also reported to be in talks with the Acropolis Museum about a loan agreement involving two more Parthenon fragments. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z “This takes us to the just and moral demand of the entire Greek people, and of this government and its prime minister, for the final return of all the sculptures of the Parthenon.” With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z Greece has asked for others to imitate the Vatican Museums after they agreed this month to return three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon. Parthenon Marbles return possible without ownership accord, campaigners say 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z But it nevertheless puts pressure on the British Museum to conclude a deal with Greece over the fate of its much bigger collection of Parthenon sculptures. Vatican, Greece ink deal for ‘donation’ of Parthenon Marbles 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z In the early 1800s dozens of marbles were taken from Greece's Parthenon on the orders of Scottish nobleman Thomas Bruce, known as Lord Elgin. Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The Parthenon Project proposes that both sides "agree to disagree" about ownership of the sculptures, in order to find a resolution. Parthenon Sculptures: Pressure growing on British Museum 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Greece argues that the Parthenon sculptures are at the core of its ancient heritage, while supporters of the British Museum maintain that their return could undermine museum collections and cultural diversity globally. With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The Parthenon Project, which has been backed by British politicians from different parties, said the British Museum's Parthenon collection could be returned to Greece under a long-term cultural partnership agreement. Parthenon Marbles return possible without ownership accord, campaigners say 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z The British Museums has refused decades of appeals from Greece to return its much larger collection of Parthenon sculptures, which have been a centerpiece of the museum since 1816. Vatican, Greece ink deal for ‘donation’ of Parthenon Marbles 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z About 50% of the Parthenon's original sculptures have survived and almost half of them are in the British Museum. Vatican returns Parthenon sculptures to Greece 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z It was modeled on the Parthenon, the Greek temple to the goddess Athena. New exhibit space to be built under Lincoln Memorial 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Carved in the 5th century BC, the sculptures from the Parthenon were taken in the early 19th century by British diplomat Lord Elgin before Greece won independence from the Ottoman Empire. With eye on British Museum, Greece welcomes back ancient art 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z London and Athens are in talks over the Parthenon Sculptures held by the British Museum. Parthenon Marbles return possible without ownership accord, campaigners say 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, however, the chair of the British Museum said the U.K. and Greece were working on a deal that would see his institution’s Parthenon Marbles displayed in both London and Athens. Vatican, Greece ink deal for ‘donation’ of Parthenon Marbles 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z The antiquities, also known as the Elgin Marbles, mostly consist of the remnants of a frieze that ran around the outer walls of the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens. Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The Greek government has said it was in talks over repatriation of the sculptures, which were removed by British diplomat Lord Elgin from the imposing Parthenon temple in Athens in the early 19th century. Parthenon marbles could be seen both in London and Athens, museum chair says 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s where Greece hopes to house the Parthenon sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, that are currently in the British Museum in London. Major renovation planned for Athens’ archaeological museum 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z He added that the statue should be sent to Athens “to be placed in the Parthenon with other naked great men.” The first statue removed from the Capitol: George Washington in a toga 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z How can you outdo the Pantheon or the Parthenon? Review | I’ve been waiting half my life for this show. It’s magnificent. 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Athens argues the sculptures were taken illegally when Greece was under Ottoman Turkish occupation and should be returned for permanent display beside the other surviving Parthenon sculptures that are in the Greek capital’s Acropolis Museum. Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The collection includes statues of Greek gods that once decorated the Parthenon in Athens. China’s Self-inflicted Pain 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z In the early 1800s, a British aristocrat brought some of the greatest treasures in antiquity home from Greece, including carved frieze panels that once decorated the Parthenon. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z The classical marble sculptures are part of a frieze that decorated the Parthenon temple in Athens. Parthenon Sculptures belong in UK, says Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z "The government with professionalism and full respect for all the parameters of this issue will continue to pursue the best possible result, aiming at the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures." British Museum says in 'constructive' discussions over Parthenon marbles 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The museum has said it wants a “Parthenon partnership” with Greece. Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Last week, Pope Francis said he would return three pieces of the Parthenon from the Vatican Museums to Greece, a move that increases pressure on the British Museum, which holds the Parthenon Marbles. Your Thursday Briefing: Zelensky at the White House 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Pope Francis will return three pieces of the Parthenon in the Vatican Museums to Greece. Trump’s Culpability 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The Parthenon Sculptures "belong here in the UK" and should not be returned to Greece, the culture secretary has insisted. Parthenon Sculptures belong in UK, says Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z "We've said publicly, we're actively seeking a new Parthenon partnership with our friends in Greece and as we enter a new year constructive discussions are ongoing," the British Museum said in a statement. British Museum says in 'constructive' discussions over Parthenon marbles 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z In December, Pope Francis said he would send back to Greece three smaller fragments of sculptures from the Parthenon that the Vatican Museums have held for two centuries. Museum: London, Athens could share Parthenon Marbles in deal 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Pope Francis will return three ancient pieces of the Parthenon, currently in the Vatican Museum, to Greece. Your Tuesday Briefing 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The Vatican fragments were removed from the Parthenon long before the disputed items in the British Museum. Pope Francis to Return 3 Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z The Vatican thus becomes the latest Western state to return its fragments of the Parthenon marbles, leaving the British Museum among the holdouts. Pope returns Greece’s Parthenon Sculptures in ecumenical nod 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z Greek officials are said to be in preliminary talks with the British Museum about the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles. Ireland to return mummified remains and sarcophagus to Egypt 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z The church is covered in marble from the same Pentelic vein in Greece where the Parthenon’s stones were quarried, and at night its dome, through the translucent marble panels, shines like a beacon. Greek Orthodox church at World Trade Center opens at last 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Europe Leo Docherty that Athens seeks a “win-win” solution with the British Museum, where ancient Greek marble works that originally decorated the Parthenon Temple on the Acropolis are displayed. Greece seeks ‘win-win’ deal on Parthenon Sculptures in UK 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z In January this year, a fragment from the Parthenon that for more than 200 years had been in the Antonino Salinas museum in Palermo, Sicily, was returned to Greece. Pope Francis to Return 3 Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z However, it said it wanted to forge a new “Parthenon Partnership” with Greece. Greece, Britain discussing Parthenon Sculptures return but deal not close, Athens says 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z The museum said it was prepared to “talk to anyone, including the Greek government’’ about a new Parthenon “partnership.’ British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z An agreement to return the Parthenon Sculptures - better known in the UK as the Elgin Marbles - is at "an advanced stage", according to a Greek newspaper. Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday there was "progress" and a sense of "momentum" in talks with Britain to reunite the Parthenon Sculptures in Greece. Spanish coastguard rescues three African migrants stowed away on ship's rudder 2022-11-28T05:00:00Z Five months later, the fragment was “permanently reunited in the east frieze of the Parthenon at the Acropolis Museum, where it belongs forever,” the museum said at the time. Pope Francis to Return 3 Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z “Apparently, the portico of the National Portrait Gallery is a lift of the Parthenon of Athens,” Jenkins said. Perspective | There’s a new copper canyon in downtown Washington 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z “What we are calling for is an active ‘Parthenon partnership’ with our friends and colleagues in Greece,’’ he told the Sunday Times. British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The Parthenon Sculptures are arguably the most high-profile artworks in the increasingly contested debate about whether museums should return items to their countries of origin. Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z They were removed from Greece's Parthenon temple in the early 19th Century by the Scottish soldier and diplomat, Lord Elgin. Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z The pope’s donation turns up the pressure on the British Museum to act over the Parthenon sculptures in its collection, which Greece for decades has asked to be returned. Pope Francis to Return 3 Parthenon Marble Fragments to Greece 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z During his speech, Mitsotakis also referred to Greece's standing demand for the permanent return from the British Museum in London of the Parthenon marbles. Greek PM tells Turkish people 'we are not enemies' 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Successive Greek governments have lobbied for the return of the British Museum’s share of the works, which include statues from the Parthenon’s pediments - the all-marble building’s gables. British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z They were removed from the Parthenon temple in Athens in the early 19th Century by the British soldier and diplomat, Lord Elgin. Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Lord Vaizey is joined by other founding members on the advisory board of the Parthenon Project, an organisation founded by the Greek businessman John Lefas. Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “The Fed’s new economic projections highlight it will tolerate a recession to bring inflation down,” said Gregory Daco of EY Parthenon in a report. Asia stocks follow Wall Street down as Fed fights inflation 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The sculptures were removed from the Parthenon temple, a 5th-century BC architectural masterpiece, in Athens in the early 19th century by British diplomat Lord Elgin at a time when the country was under Ottoman rule. Greek PM tells Turkish people 'we are not enemies' 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z Some small bits of it - and other Parthenon sculptures - are in other European museums. British Museum reportedly in talks on Parthenon Sculptures 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The Parthenon Gallery at the Acropolis Museum was built more than a decade ago to house the sculptures. Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z The Parthenon Project believes a cultural exchange is a solution to the stalemate over the Elgin Marbles. Elgin Marbles: New body aims to return sculptures to Greece 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “The global economy is undoubtedly slowing,” said Gregory Daco, chief economist at the global consulting firm EY- Parthenon, but it’s “happening at different speeds.” Shock Waves Hit the Global Economy, Posing Grave Risk to Europe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z "No matter how long it will take, the Parthenon marbles will eventually be coming home," the conservative premier said. Greek PM tells Turkish people 'we are not enemies' 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The first-round pick out of Purdue grew up in Athens — not the one in Georgia, home to the Bulldogs, but the one in Greece, home to the Parthenon. Chiefs’ George Karlaftis could become NFL’s own Greek Freak 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z In June, Mr Osborne told LBC "there is a deal to be done" over the Parthenon Sculptures, if both Britain and Greece "approach this without a load of preconditions, without a load of red lines". Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Many talks are presented in the Hall of Philosophy, a venue modeled on the Athenian Parthenon. Perspective | Salman Rushdie is expected to recover. Freedom of expression may not. 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z The Parthenon is a popular restaurant serving Greek cooking; Capital Crab offers seafood; Mamma Lucia serves Italian cuisine; and Blue 44 serves family-style American food. Chevy Chase, D.C., is a ‘small town within a city’ 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The pieces that had been part of the Parthenon in Athens were acquired by British diplomat Lord Elgin and have been in London for more than 200 years. Human bones, stolen art: Smithsonian tackles its ‘problem’ collections 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z It certainly won't give you the means to build the Parthenon, but it will allow you to tackle minor home or dormitory projects with confidence. The Verge’s back-to-school gift guide 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z A British Museum spokesperson said it has previously "publicly called for a new Parthenon Partnership with Greece". Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z And I would cap off the evening by catching up with my friend over a glass of red wine at the Parthenon Restaurant lounge. How ophthalmologist Wendy Gasch would spend a perfect day in D.C. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Few cultural disputes inflame British passions more than the disposition of the Parthenon Marbles. The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Instead, the Acropolis Museum’s director general, Nikolaos Stampolidis, issued a statement, read out in his absence, in which he described the Parthenon Marbles as representing a procession that symbolized Athenian democracy. Challenges of the Future Confront the Art World 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Henry Bacon was the architect of the memorial’s overall design, inspired by an ancient Greek temple called the Parthenon. Trailblazing woman helped create 100-year-old Lincoln Memorial 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z That would include its 900 Benin Bronzes as well as the Parthenon Sculptures. Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z "Sicily paves the way for the return to Greece of the Parthenon marbles," it said. Parthenon fragment from Italy can stay in Greece "forever", Greek ministry says 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z In her book, “The Parthenon,” published in 2002, she wrote that the temple has come to stand for deracination, dismemberment, desire and loss. The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z For more than three decades, hundreds of artists created original pieces, the only requirement being that the works incorporated the Parthenon. University artwork burned at Sonoma State president's home tied to sex harassment scandal 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Not entirely forgetting they are kids, there was also a treasure hunt, group dinners each night and a tour of the Parthenon. Are the Next Global Tennis Stars Among These ’Tweens? 2022-05-01T04:00:00Z The Parthenon Project is campaigning for a "win-win" solution over the sculptures. Deal to return Elgin Marbles to Greece at advanced stage - reports 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z People visit the ancient Parthenon Temple atop the Acropolis hill archaeological site in Athens, Greece, February 26, 2022. Greece lifts COVID restrictions for summer tourism season 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z “For me,” she has said, “the Parthenon sculptures raise some of the biggest questions of cultural property, ownership and where works of art ‘belong.’” The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Kevin had plans for a coop for all time, a veritable chicken Parthenon, encased in a covered run furnished with all conceivable chicken luxuries. Perspective | Building a backyard chicken coop: A tale of marriage, compromise and the art of butting out 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z On Saturday morning, owner Pete Gouskos, who opened the Parthenon 33 years ago, was still stunned by the randomness of the tragedy. Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The Parthenon, a few blocks south of the Chevy Chase Circle at the Maryland line, has had an outdoor sidewalk cafe permit since 2012, according to the D.C. Two dead after SUV crashes outside Parthenon restaurant in D.C. 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z At the center of his plan was one of architecture’s noblest works—the Parthenon. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Colleen Morgan, an expert in digital archaeology and heritage at the University of York, said of the Parthenon effort. The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z I knew that Kevin’s philosophy, born of his Parthenon gene, was the better way to go for our chicken coop. Perspective | Building a backyard chicken coop: A tale of marriage, compromise and the art of butting out 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z Two dead after SUV crashes outside Parthenon Restaurant in D.C. Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The SUV crossed a sidewalk, careened through the patios of the Parthenon and its adjoining Chevy Chase Lounge, and plowed into the entrance of a dry cleaning shop. Two dead after SUV crashes outside Parthenon restaurant in D.C. 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z The Parthenon, a masterpiece of architectural design and craftsmanship, was not unique in style. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The campaign to recover the marbles began almost as soon as they were taken down from the Parthenon, and some of the earliest detractors were Lord Elgin’s peers. The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z If this were Kevin’s subtle strategy for getting my buy-in for the Parthenon, it was genius; there’s nothing like having skin in the game to commit you to a project. Perspective | Building a backyard chicken coop: A tale of marriage, compromise and the art of butting out 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The SUV exited the parking lot, veered south and then north, climbing over the curb outside the Parthenon. Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The SUV jumped over a curb, went in between columns of the Parthenon Restaurant’s outdoor awning, and plowed into people. Two dead after SUV crashes outside Parthenon restaurant in D.C. 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z Hellenic Air Force Rafale fighter jets, newly purchased from France, fly past the Parthenon Temple atop the Acropolis hill, in Athens, Greece, January 19, 2022. Greece receives first Rafale fighter jets from France 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Although there was no explicit permission to cut sculptures off the Parthenon, Elgin apparently took an expansive view, carting off about half of the surviving sculptures on the Athenian citadel. The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The "Fagan fragment" is the first piece of the sculptures of the Parthenon - Greece's most renowned 5th century BC monument - to return to Greece from a foreign museum. Parthenon fragment returns to Greece, rekindling campaign for UK to hand over marbles 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Edward Levin, who was safely seated on the south side of the Parthenon patio, said he witnessed the event. Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The crash occurred about 12:15 p.m. outside the Parthenon restaurant, on a street lined with shops and eateries that typically teem with pedestrians and motorists. Two dead after SUV crashes outside Parthenon restaurant in D.C. 2022-03-11T05:00:00Z We knew they were highly capable—they built the Parthenon and the Lighthouse of Alexandria even earlier than the Antikythera mechanism. An Ancient Greek Astronomical Calculation Machine Reveals New Secrets 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z This spring, a museum in Palermo, Italy, permanently returned to Athens a fragment from the Parthenon showing the foot of the Greek goddess Artemis. The Robot Guerrilla Campaign to Recreate the Elgin Marbles 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z "They are essentially providing the road map on how the permanent return of the Parthenon marbles to Athens could be organised," said Greek Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, referring to the loan by Italy. Parthenon fragment returns to Greece, rekindling campaign for UK to hand over marbles 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z It was a sunny Friday, the first day the Parthenon had opened its patio for outdoor seating, and the women were meeting one another face-to-face for the first time, Bloom’s son said. Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Known in Britain as the Elgin Marbles, the sculptures make up about half of a 160-metre frieze that adorned the Parthenon, a 5th century BC architectural masterpiece. UK's Johnson rebuffs Greek PM's demand for talks on Parthenon marbles 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The Parthenon Marbles, a collection of stone objects, inscriptions and sculptures, also known as the Elgin Marbles, are displayed at the British Museum in London October 16, 2014. Greece wants dialogue with UK for return of Parthenon sculptures 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z The Parthenon glowed at eye level, a pile of orange ember in the sky. Searching for Plato With My 7-Year-Old 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z But “this museum has got to be the Parthenon of such places.” New photos from the Academy Museum's galleries, from 'Oz' to 'Midsommar' 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Two dead after SUV crashes outside Parthenon Restaurant in D.C. Victims in crash outside Chevy Chase restaurant identified 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Well, I knew that the Parthenon has a pediment, but I didn’t know that’s what the decorative molding atop a doorway — even a doorway in a suburban Colonial — is called. Perspective | The doors of perception: From pilaster to post in search of a new pediment 2021-09-12T04:00:00Z "Therefore the obligation to return the Parthenon sculptures lies squarely with the UK government," he said. Greece wants dialogue with UK for return of Parthenon sculptures 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z “Building the church with Pentelic stone adds another level of symbolism, because … I consider Hagia Sophia the Parthenon of Orthodoxy.” Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z “Greece,” she said as we strolled, arm in arm, to the Parthenon. In search of a happy goodbye 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Le Corbusier compared a sleek Delage Grand Sport to the Greek Parthenon, seeing both as “reflections of the needs and spirit of their respective age.” Automania at MoMA Balances Celebration and Criticism of Cars 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z A view of the Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill as a passenger ferry sails in the background, a day before the official opening of the tourist season, in Athens, Greece, May 14, 2021. 'Restrained optimism' for Greek tourism recovery - industry body 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z "It is essential that the Parthenon marbles in London should be reunited with the majority of the Parthenon sculptures in Athens," Mitsotakis said. Greece wants dialogue with UK for return of Parthenon sculptures 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Through an innovative process, interior lights are being designed to illuminate thin panels of marble, mined from the same Pentelic vein in Greece that sourced the Parthenon, the ancient temple in Athens. Shrine to replace church destroyed on 9/11 nears completion 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Crowning it all — on the bluff where the Naval Observatory stands — would be a temple honoring U.S. presidents: an American Parthenon. Perspective | In 1899, tourists to D.C. could visit Egypt and Rome at the Halls of the Ancients 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z Wandering near the Parthenon temple, I met Laura Ferat from Milan in Italy, who studies classical Greek in Athens on the EU's Erasmus student programme. Covid Greece: Waiting for the tourists to come back 2021-04-04T04:00:00Z It is impossible to imagine Athens without the Parthenon, Cairo without the pyramids, Rome without the Colosseum. Can Addis Ababa stop its architectural gems being hidden under high-rises? 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Nashville’s Parthenon is the only tangible marker remaining. These World’s Fair sites reveal a history of segregation 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The Parthenon, a museum replica of the Parthenon in Athens located about three miles from the explosion, still didn’t have a working phone four days after the blast. Nashville bombing spotlights vulnerable voice, data networks 2020-12-31T05:00:00Z He shared the lamppost with Jeff Nathan, a student sportswriter who wrote a column for Marshall newspaper the Parthenon, regularly titled "Hoof Beats." Fifty years after its unfathomable loss, Marshall spends another Nov. 14 with pain and memories 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z It was in the fifth century BC under the rule of Pericles when construction of the site’s most important remains, including the Parthenon, one of the world’s greatest cultural monuments, was completed. New Acropolis lighting system brightens Athens' 'eternal compass' 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z A bust of the great Athenian statesman, Pericles, who built the Parthenon and governed during its golden age of educational and cultural achievement sits proudly in my office. Victoria records 17 coronavirus deaths on Australia's deadliest day of pandemic so far 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z And now that Lincoln is enthroned in his Parthenon while a black man rides proudly in Richmond, we surely can do better than the emasculated figure in the Emancipation Memorial. Opinion | The toxic masculinity behind Civil War monuments 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z The New Acropolis Museum was purpose-built to host the one thing every Greek government will always agree on: the Parthenon marbles being returned from London. 'Product of theft': Greece urges UK to return Parthenon marbles 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z But think: it was, in that same hour, the Golden Age of the Parthenon, and of the philosophers and historians, and of Socrates. Cynthia Ozick will spend her 92nd birthday 'contemplating mayhem' 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z An enduring symbol of ancient Greece and Athenian democracy, the Parthenon was seriously damaged during a siege by the Venetians in 1687 when gunpowder stored at the temple was hit by a cannonball and exploded. New Acropolis lighting system brightens Athens' 'eternal compass' 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z These are the Elgin marbles if you ask the British, the Parthenon marbles if you ask the Greeks. Opinion | Give Iris her body back, Britain 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z A tour of Athens, Greece, including the Parthenon. Movies on TV this week: 'Young Frankenstein' and more 2019-12-27T05:00:00Z For those who want the sculptures back in Athens, the Acropolis Museum’s top-floor Parthenon gallery is the perfect antidote to the dark Duveen gallery in the British Museum. 'Product of theft': Greece urges UK to return Parthenon marbles 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z For many Greeks, the fact that the Parthenon Marbles remain at the British Museum is a travesty, said Tatiana Flessas, an associate professor of law at the London School of Economics. In Struggle Over Parthenon Marbles, Greece Gets Unexpected Ally: Xi Jinping 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Greece says the marbles were illegally removed from the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis during the Ottoman Turkish occupation of Greece in the early 1800s. Greece: British Museum “damp” insults Parthenon Sculptures 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Greece says the 5th Century B.C. works - about half the Parthenon’s surviving sculptures - were illegally removed and should be returned. Greece drafting bid for Parthenon sculpture loan from UK 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z The writer is vice chair of the American Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures. Opinion | It is time for the British Museum to do the right thing and give back artifacts 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The site is dotted with scaled-down imitations of world attractions such as the Parthenon and the Eiffel Tower. 'Inspired by Central Park': the new city for a million outside Karachi 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z The Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum are available for free to six million visitors a year, she added. In Struggle Over Parthenon Marbles, Greece Gets Unexpected Ally: Xi Jinping 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z The monument, home to the Parthenon temple that is visited by millions of tourists every year, was closed between 1000 and 1400 GMT on Thursday, authorities said. Greece briefly shuts the Acropolis as Athens sizzles 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z The temple of the Parthenon on the rock of the Acropolis, located in the heart of Athens, dates back to the classical period of antiquity - the 5th century BC. Climate change is taking its toll on Greek monuments, say scientists 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z The temple was based on the Parthenon in Athens. The Lincoln Memorial as a pyramid? That wasn’t the craziest idea pitched a century ago. 2019-05-29T04:00:00Z She has seen France, Italy, and Spain from a limousine, and the Parthenon from a yacht. Dearest Edith 1929-02-23T05:00:00Z As the Greek president, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, reminded us recently – when he called the British Museum a “murky prison” holding the Parthenon marbles as “trophies” – art and artefacts have traditionally generated greater controversy. ‘They’re not property’: the people who want their ancestors back from British museums 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z There was no sign the Parthenon temple or other historic sites were damaged, the culture ministry said. Four injured after lightning hits Acropolis Hill area in Athens 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z For Hugo, Stonehenge, the Parthenon and indeed Notre Dame are “books of stone” pregnant with meaning. Notre Dame and the culture it inspired – from Matisse to the Muppets 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z At the party, Keats heard about the Elgin marbles, thee ancient Greek sculptures from the Parthenon that had recently been brought to England, which became one of his poetic inspirations. Stanley Plumly, Md. poet laureate who wrote of nature and memory, dies at 79 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z Jackson was chalk-white under the lights, stripped down to a singlet and lit up like the Parthenon, a fabulous ruin. At 82, Glenda Jackson Commands the Most Powerful Role in Theater 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z The museum has been criticised for refusing to return a range of looted treasures, including the Parthenon Marbles, Rosetta Stone, and the Gweagal shield. Rijksmuseum laments Dutch failure to return stolen colonial art 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z As a symbol of the nation’s antiquity, it is our Parthenon, our pyramids – although, admittedly, less impressive. The battle for the future of Stonehenge 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Though big homes are often described as “cavernous,” an August listing for a Parthenon, Ark. property in the Ozarks truly meant it. Craziest homes that hit the market in 2018 2018-12-15T05:00:00Z In 1897, a full-scale replica of the Parthenon was erected in a city park there, and inside it is an enormous statue of Athena. The Myth of Whiteness in Classical Sculpture 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z The next event will be in the courtyard of the Zappeion in Athens, near the Parthenon and Arch of Hadrian. The Era of Streaming Niche Sports Dawns 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z Tickets for trains, planes and buses headed home are sold at a busy Greek travel agency festooned with nostalgia-inducing posters of the Parthenon and the sunny Aegean Islands. Greece May Be Turning a Corner. Greeks Who Fled Are Staying Put. 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Hudson took on the NFL marketing role after serving in broader management roles, including leadership positions at Pepsi and consultancy The Parthenon Group. NFL Marketing Chief Dawn Hudson to Step Down 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Sites affected by Friday’s strike included Greece’s famed Acropolis in Athens, where disappointed tourists hoping to visit the Parthenon headed instead to a nearby hill to view the monument from afar. Greek museum strike shut sites in Athens, Crete 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The building was to be sheathed in marble from quarries north of Athens, the vein of marble used to build the Parthenon. Construction temporarily stopped at church destroyed on 9/11 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Mine emerged unscathed – although, because of its proximity to the Parthenon, with which Hitler was obsessed, it did not entirely escape the tyranny of the Third Reich. Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens' modern heritage 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Calatrava said he was thrilled to receive permission from the Greek government to use the marble because, “for me Hagia Sophia is the Parthenon of Orthodoxy.” Church lost on 9/11 rises again at World Trade Center 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z “When I was at Parthenon, we worked for a department-store client and the project was very open-ended: What is the future?” she said. Stitch Fix founder built one of the few successful e-commerce subscription services 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z “When I was at Parthenon, we worked for a department store client and the project was very open-ended: What is the future?” she said. Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake built one of the few successful e-commerce subscription services 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z Replica/Reproduction Ask for your money back if you buy “a virtual replica” of the Eiffel Tower, the Parthenon or any work of art. The 35 words you’re (probably) getting wrong 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The feeling is both deeper, and less rancorous, than that which surrounds the Parthenon sculptures in the British Museum. In Greece and Russia, the veneration of saintly remains is a huge phenomenon 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z The building will be sheathed in marble from quarries north of Athens -the same vein of marble that was used to build the Parthenon. Church lost on 9/11 rises again at World Trade Center 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Michele chose the Pitti Palace as the venue in homage to the brand’s Florentine birthplace, but also after Greek authorities wouldn’t allow the fashion house to host the event at the Parthenon. Elton John, Kerstin Dunst indulge in Gucci’s Renaissance 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Lake’s creativity followed her to an early consulting job she held at the Parthenon Group, where she analyzed data for the restaurant and retail industry. Stitch Fix founder Katrina Lake built one of the few successful e-commerce subscription services 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z A familiar figure along the avenue, he liked to dine at Parthenon, a neighborhood Greek restaurant, drop in at the local Starbucks and watch movies at the Avalon Theater. Of Bond, a bench and bureaucrats: How friends and family of late civil rights leader got tangled in red tape 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z The sculptures of centaurs carved for the Parthenon in Athens still possess that uncanny lifelike power. The charisma droids: today's robots and the artists who foresaw them 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z The Parthenon, the Colosseum and the Great Wall of China are just a few of the landmarks featured in the display. Tracking the Progress of 2016’s Works 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Like the Parthenon, the Golden Gate Bridge seems Platonic in its perfection, as if the harmonies and resolutions of creation as understood by mathematics and abstract thought have been effortlessly materialized through engineering design. California Today: A Chronicler of the State, in His Own Words 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z But the message conveyed by publicity pictures of the president in sunglasses walking around the Parthenon, was inevitably tinged by the surprise outcome in Washington. Obama has become a therapist for those suffering from Trump anxiety disorder 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z Parthenon temple is surrounded these days by scaffolding as part of maintenance works. Obama tours ancient Greek Acropolis 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Obama will offer more extended thoughts on America’s new political order on Wednesday, when, after visiting the Parthenon, he is scheduled to deliver a speech about the impact of globalization on Western economies. Congress Is Called to Order, in a Capital Turned Upside Down 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z “Is it the Parthenon or the pyramids?” he asked. Harvard Square Landmark Is Heading the Way of Yesterday’s Newspapers 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z Studded with history, the tower’s facade holds pieces of the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China and the Alamo. A look at Chicago’s Tribune Tower as it changes hands 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z “Just like the steel pins the Turks put in the Parthenon. Eventually, they eroded and the holes got fatter. Then the whole place blew up.” A Monument to Outlast Humanity 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z “Everything we do may as well be etched on the side of the Parthenon.” A Texting Truth Often Forgotten in Politics: Your Phone Remembers Everything 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z “Civilization” weaves in great works such as the Parthenon, discoveries such as gunpowder and renowned figures such as Montezuma. Videogame ‘Civilization’ to Make Inroads in Classrooms 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The leader of the British campaign to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece, Eddie O'Hara, will be remembered for his "commitment to the cause", campaigners said. Marbles campaigner remembered for 'commitment to the cause' - BBC News 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z Life-size replicas of the Parthenon and the Sphinx sit surrounded by wasteland, monuments to profligacy. Along the new Silk Road, a city built on sand is a monument to China’s problems 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Athens’s free-trade zone fostered prosperity, democracy and the soaring confidence that built the Parthenon and fired the Golden Age of Greece. How Anti-Trade Nativism Wrecked the Ancient Greeks 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z “We do not regard the Parthenon as exclusively Greek but rather as a heritage of humanity.” Greece looks to international justice to regain Parthenon marbles from UK 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z Just because I’m a Greek guy that wanted to play the Parthenon doesn’t mean you get it. We Asked Yanni About His Pet Panda The British Museum, long intransigent on repatriating treasures such as the Parthenon marbles to their original owners, has entered detailed negotiations with a Victorian Aboriginal clan about potentially returning its sacred artefacts from London. Battle for bark art: Indigenous leaders hail breakthrough in talks with British Museum 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Coates’s conclusion that “the presence of the Parthenon sculptures confirmed that London was culturally as well as politically and economically the worthy heir to ancient Athens” is not especially convincing. Ted Cruz’s top foreign policy adviser has written a book. It’s about art history. 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Imagine the Greeks were never told about the Parthenon. Honduras leader proclaims archaeology bonanza but 'lost city' doubts linger 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The Tribune’s architecture critic, Blair Kamin, wrote, “With its spaceship-like seating bowl crammed between the stadium’s legendary rows of Doric columns, the stadium is Klingon meets Parthenon, an architectural close encounter of the worst kind.” Soldier Field: A Football Cathedral Never Really Meant for Football 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Some of the money raised by loanDepot would have been used to buy back shares from early investors including Parthenon and Mr. Hsieh. LoanDepot Postpones IPO 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Their common ground was simple: they believed the British Museum was intransigent on the barks because returning them to Australia would set a precedent for returning other objects, such as the Parthenon marbles. Battle for bark art: Indigenous leaders hail breakthrough in talks with British Museum 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z Coates’s firmest ground is amid the ruins of the Parthenon, the clearest symbol of Athenian democracy and the author’s most convincing case study. Ted Cruz’s top foreign policy adviser has written a book. It’s about art history. 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z Parthenon, a two-bedroom flat in the former solarium, is wrapped in windows. Gymnasium Condos: A Greek revival in Silver Spring 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The collection includes statues and a massive frieze from the Parthenon depicting a parade of men, women and beasts. TRAVEL: London calling 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z There are many fun facts about 17, including that there are 17 columns on the long side of the Parthenon in Greece. Massachusetts college honors professor's lifelong love of number 17 by raising speed limit 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z The filing does note, however, that LoanDepot founder and Chief Executive Anthony Hsieh and private equity firm Parthenon Capital will continue to own a controlling stake in the company. O.C. mortgage lender files for IPO 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Studded with history, the tower's facade holds pieces of the Parthenon, the Great Wall of China and the Alamo. Things to know about Chicago's Tribune Tower as it goes up for sale 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z The reason Greece is wrong to claim the Parthenon sculptures as an exclusive national property is the same reason that this is a noble agreement: because art is for everyone. Art is universal – no country should claim a masterpiece for their own 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z A recent report from the Parthenon consultancy group said a potential extra 80,000 jobs over the next four years were being lost because of the current regulations on overseas students. Tougher visas 'would cut overseas student numbers' - BBC News 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z The $35 million domed structure to the south of the memorial will glow at night through a veneer of white Pentelic marble, from the same vein in Greece that was quarried to construct the Parthenon. Church, Rising at Trade Center Site, Will Glow Where Darkness Fell 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Photograph: Alamy Early Christians destroyed and defaced many of the pagan temples across the Middle East, including probably some of the statues on the famous Parthenon temple that stands on the Acropolis in Athens. From Parthenon to Palmyra: a history of cultural destruction 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z Historian Dan Cruickshank said any damage to the temple was ''an appalling loss'' - on a par with destroying the Parthenon in Greece or Chartres Cathedral in France. Palmyra temple damage by Islamic State an 'appalling loss' - BBC News 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z A visitor snaps a photograph of the Parthenon during a recent visit to Athens. Strapped for Cash, Some Greeks Turn to Ancient Source of Wealth 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z We married at the Parthenon, with the reasoning that it was the largest pagan temple in the Southeast United States. I Found My Soulmate on Tinder 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z In a frenzy of imitation, that would become known as neo-classicism, it built buildings to look just like the Parthenon. A Point of View: Why the row between Greece and Germany is like a lovers' tiff - BBC News 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z For now, its economy, like its famous Parthenon atop the Acropolis, seems to be in ruins. Editorials from around New England 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z The Marbles were taken from Greece's Parthenon by Lord Elgin 200 years ago. Elgin Marbles legal action ruled out by Greece - BBC News 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z A Smithsonian researcher once wrote that Alaska’s totem poles were “as beautiful and interesting as the Parthenon of the old Greeks.” The Movie Star and the Missing Totem Pole 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z He wrote: "However, the surviving Parthenon Sculptures, carefully preserved in a number of European museums, clearly do not fall into this category." Elgin Marbles: UK declines mediation over Parthenon sculptures 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the university has an iconic building modeled after the Parthenon. Is U-Va. going Bravo Network on us? 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Dawn Hudson is now CMO of the NFL, having previously served as vice chairman of the Parthenon Group, a boutique consultancy. CMO Tenure Hits 48 Months, And Chief Marketers' Moves Reflect Rising Influence 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z The marbles, once part of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, but removed by Lord Elgin 200 years ago, are held in the British Museum. MP pressing for Elgin Marbles return 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Scholars have seen the golden ratio in nautilus shells, the Parthenon, da Vinci paintings and now in stars. Strange Stars Pulsate According to the "Golden Ratio" 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Greece wants the Parthenon sculptures in London to be permanently displayed in the specially designed Acropolis Museum in Athens. Elgin Marbles: UK declines mediation over Parthenon sculptures 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z The marble statues, also known as the Elgin Marbles, originally formed part of the facade of the Parthenon. Greek vigil for Elgin marbles 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z The Parthenon or the Great Pyramid is not destroyed by some graffiti scrawled on its base. The appeal of homicidal wedge politics presents a global challenge 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z The British Museum argues that the Parthenon sculptures are “integral to the Museum’s purpose as a world museum telling the story of human cultural achievement.” The British Museum Should Return The Parthenon Marbles To Greece 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The reclining male figure from the west pediment of the Parthenon in Athens was first dismantled more than 200 years ago and taken to London by a British diplomat. At Russia museum, Elgin Marbles statue is cast in a political light 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z Various periods of the history of the Acropolis are represented including Lord Elgin removing the marbles of the Parthenon Temple. The Acropolis made out of Lego 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The president of Russia, Vladimir V. Putin, today visits the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, where one of the Parthenon sculptures called the Elgin marbles went on display Saturday. Latest News: Obama on Colbert, Uber in India, Royals in N.Y. 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Thirty-two panels and sculpted figures from the Parthenon were removed and taken to London by Lord Elgin, Britain's ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, in 1816, when Greece was under Turkish rule. Loan of Elgin Marbles piece to Russia spurs several controversies 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The Parthenon Marbles, a group of sculptures, statues, inscriptions and architectural elements depicting scenes from Greek mythology, were once part of the Parthenon. The British Museum Should Return The Parthenon Marbles To Greece 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The Parthenon was built by the people of Athens between 447 and 432BC and dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, Athena, though it served mainly as a treasury. Elgin Marble Secretly Shipped To Russia 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z But the loan is sure to anger the Greek government, which wants all of the famous Parthenon marbles returned permanently to Athens. British Museum loans Parthenon sculpture to Russia 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z The trustees said Friday the marble sculpture of the river god Ilissos -a reclining male figure from the West Pediment of the Parthenon, will be part of a major exhibition on Greek art. British Museum loans Elgin Marbles for 1st time 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z "The Parthenon and its sculptures were looted," Samaras said in a statement carried by ekathimerini.com and other Greek media sites. Loan of Elgin Marbles piece to Russia spurs several controversies 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z What is known is that the removal of the objects damaged the Parthenon, even if that was not Elgin’s intention. The British Museum Should Return The Parthenon Marbles To Greece 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z I also laughed at that actor’s hamfisted attempt earlier this year to boost the long-running initiative to reclaim the Parthenon marbles for Greece. Never Mind the Elgin Marbles — Give Us Back Amal Alamuddin 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The marble sculptures were removed to Britain - illegally, according to Greece - from the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in the early 19th century. Greece pins hopes for Parthenon Sculptures on UN 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The marble sculptures were removed to Britain — illegally, according to Greece — from the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in the early 19th century. Greece pins hopes for Parthenon Sculptures on UN 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Mrs Clooney and her colleagues from Doughty Street Chambers in London were visiting the Parthenon on Wednesday after taking part in a news conference with Culture Minister Costas Tassoulas. Clooney wife in Greece marbles talks 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Amal Clooney, prominent human rights lawyer, has today started advising the Greek government in its bid to reclaim the Parthenon Marbles. Amal Alamuddin took George Clooney's name? Oh please – put your torches and pitchforks away 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z This past summer, five students produced five designs for a visitor center at Centennial Park that will be located several hundred feet from the Parthenon. UT students help design Nashville’s future 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Built around a trio of greedy, lying, vapid losers, the film opens in Athens at one of the world’s most clichéd tourist sights, the Parthenon. Review: ‘Two Faces’ builds tension, has nice cast 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z A colonnade of classical stone pillars modeled on the Parthenon in Athens, it’s grand, inspiring - and unfinished, ever since the money to build it ran out two centuries ago. AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The Greek government has asked the human rights lawyer and her colleagues to secure the return of the Parthenon Marbles - a momentous mission. Clooney wife in Greece marbles talks 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z The landmarks that will light up for the telethon will include Houston City Hall, the Parthenon in Nashville and the Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier. Landmarks to light up for cancer telethon 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The art in question is the array of sculpture created in Athens in the 5th century BC to decorate the Parthenon, the temple to Athena that still, today, dominates the skyline of the Greek capital. The Parthenon marbles are the world's most beautiful art – and that's why we should give them back 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z It was 500 years before the Minoan civilisation flourished at the Palace of Knossos; 900 years before the Mycenean civilisation in mainland Greece; and 2,000 years before the Parthenon was constructed. Meet The Flintstones Moons ago, the Parthenon was the place to go to seek guidance from Athena – the goddess of just war. Preakness win keeps California Chrome on course for Triple Crown 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z The marbles - depicting gods, men and monsters - were removed from the Parthenon in Athens in 1811 by Lord Elgin, the British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire, which controlled Greece at the time. Clooney wife in Greece marbles talks 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z For example, what exactly were the cost-benefit ratios of Newton’s laws, or of the Parthenon? Letters: Detroit and Its Art Treasures 2014-04-05T14:34:04Z But the sculptures of the Parthenon were created 2,000 years before the masterpieces of the Renaissance. The Parthenon marbles are the world's most beautiful art – and that's why we should give them back 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Some public buildings will always be off-limits: no crisis is big enough to warrant the sale of the Parthenon. State-owned assets: Setting out the store 2014-01-09T16:00:03Z Arnell justified the expensive design with a that compared elements of it to the Mona Lisa, the Parthenon, and earth’s gravitational pull. Risky Business: Yahoo!’s Logo Redesign 2013-09-03T14:36:08Z Reporters are following her every step, literally, even debating whether she would have the appropriate shoes to walk up the slippery marble steps to the Parthenon. Clooney wife in Greece marbles talks 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z It’s as if the Parthenon, the Grand Canyon and Colorado’s Garden of the Gods were all crammed together in an area not much larger than Manhattan. Saudi Arabia to Tourists: We Are Just Not That Into You 2013-03-22T05:35:26Z The first time I ever visited the Parthenon I was entranced by its unique lightness and perfection and thought it absolutely obvious that the Parthenon marbles need to be in Athens. The Parthenon marbles are the world's most beautiful art – and that's why we should give them back 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z The International Space Station is an incredible achievement, a historically monumental construction on a par with the pyramids and the Parthenon. Sequestration Shovels Money to the Russians 2013-02-27T18:15:04.067Z Up inside the somber structure, which is modeled on the Parthenon, it is cool and quiet.... Cruise-Ship Horror Stories 2013-02-13T23:15:00Z I'm afraid I also think the time is right to send back the Parthenon frieze or Elgin Marbles from our wonderful British Museum. Five great places of history 2012-10-12T08:50:12Z "You start to see entire ecosystems of investment opportunity lining up," said Lytle, a partner at The Parthenon Group, a Boston consulting firm. Private firms eyeing profits from public schools 2012-08-02T14:18:25Z The sad truth is that in the British Museum, the Parthenon sculptures are not experienced at their best. The Parthenon marbles are the world's most beautiful art – and that's why we should give them back 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Most visitors will make a beeline for the controversial Elgin Marbles – statues removed from the Parthenon in Athens – by way of the ever-popular Egyptian displays. 50 free things to do in London: part one – central 2012-07-23T13:36:00Z Heavy clouds gather over the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens. Eurozone crisis live: Troika returns to Greece 2012-07-03T09:11:00Z And in Greece, the government voted this year to open sites such as the Parthenon, the Poseidon Temple and Delphi to cinematographers willing to pay per-minute fees. Europe turns to corporate sponsors to preserve treasures amid financial crisis 2012-07-03T01:10:00Z Perched on a hill above Athens, the Acropolis is an ancient citadel containing such architectural treasures as the Parthenon. Man falls from hill of Acropolis 2012-06-28T09:39:56Z "I want to see the Marbles of the Parthenon reunited, not because of some legal argument but because culturally and ethically it's the right thing to do," said Mr O'Hara. Marbles activists ponder strategy 2012-06-21T01:42:33Z DeKaser of Parthenon attributes the reduction in mortgage debt to a “fear factor.” Americans are digging themselves out of mortgage debt 2012-06-17T02:18:14Z That wonky definition doesn’t necessarily match how people perceive the economy, says Richard DeKaser, deputy chief economist at The Parthenon Group consulting firm. What We Talk About When We Talk About Recession 2012-05-30T19:43:31Z A woman walks past a bus featuring a picture of the temple of the Parthenon in central Athens. Strict austerity risks derailing global economic recovery, warns OECD 2012-05-22T20:06:00Z A woman walks past a bus featuring a picture of the temple of the Parthenon in central Athens, 22 May 2012. Europe crisis remains drag on global economy, OECD says 2012-05-22T09:09:56Z "The Olympics are a four-yearly reminder to the world of all we owe to Greece," said former MP Eddie O'Hara - who chairs the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles. Marbles activists ponder strategy 2012-06-21T01:42:33Z The visiting delegation, without Beckham, attended a torch ceremony at the Parthenon in Athens on Wednesday evening where a cauldron was lit under a cloudless blue sky for the flame to 'rest' overnight. Beckham to help bring Olympic flame to Britain 2012-05-16T16:49:27Z Head-lines are the poetry of journalism, and, after all, what would the Parthenon be without its frieze?” The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z The Polytechnic is almost an exact copy of the front of the Parthenon. The Rulers of the Mediterranean 2012-04-25T02:00:58.380Z Williams, in his Travels, expresses the opinion that this Temple of Jupiter is older than that of Theseus or the Parthenon. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z And the museum says its Parthenon sculptures, displayed in the same building as relics of so many other civilisations, are "an important representation of ancient Athenian civilisation in the context of world history." Marbles activists ponder strategy 2012-06-21T01:42:33Z All the sculptures on all the temples of Egypt are not worth—except as historical monuments—the friezes of the Parthenon. From Egypt to Japan 2012-04-19T02:00:28.147Z “We too can create our Parthenons,” thought Sylvia, as she sank to earth in the florid elevator. The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett 2012-04-26T02:00:17.327Z At the further end of the hall, upon a biclinium, or double couch, reclined Arria Marcella in an attitude which recalled the reclining woman of Phidias, upon the pediment of the Parthenon. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z Though the "Arts and Crafts" be with horror dumb, A Birmingham Parthenon yet may come! Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z The Parthenon, or virgin's temple, was the noblest religious edifice of Athens. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z One of the principal works of this very successful and greatly esteemed artist, The Ruins of the Parthenon, is the property of the Corcoran Gallery, which also owns several pictures by Kensett. English Painters with a chapter on American painters 2012-03-27T02:00:26.437Z Hill near Athens; site of the Parthenon, 140. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Virgil mentions it as being met in numbers near the gates of Hades, and the Parthenon sculptures shew it as the enemy of men. The Grotesque in Church Art 2012-03-27T02:00:18.973Z Such a seat is clearly shown on the frieze of the Parthenon, and in a less artistic way may be seen among any horsemen riding without stirrups. Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle 2012-03-26T02:00:39.977Z Decorations of Cufic mottoes are effective, but they can never compete with a Parthenon frieze, with a Chartres or Santiago portal. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z One of the best and most complete views of it is obtained from the terrace near the Acropolis Museum, behind the Parthenon. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Hill in Athens, the site of the Parthenon and Theseus’ temple, 262. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The age of some trees is determined by historical records, in the same manner that we know the age of an ancient building, as the Parthenon, the Colosseum, or the Tower of London. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 108, November 22, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-20T02:00:10.797Z You mean the Parthenon," said Leicester; "but I never can tell them apart, myself. The Dorrance Domain 2012-03-10T03:00:14.767Z To have lived in his lifetime and not to have heard him talk is as though one had lived for years at Athens without going to look at the Parthenon. The Trial of Oscar Wilde From the Shorthand Reports 2012-02-19T03:00:17.513Z They are absolutely different from the profoundly masculine Parthenon, and almost resemble two beautiful female attendants upon it, accentuating by their delicate grace its majesty. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Temples and altars without number were dedicated to her service, the most celebrated of all being the Parthenon at Athens. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Rylands, of a frieze, “Spring,” by Herbert Draper, of a Group from the frieze of the Parthenon, &c., &c., can be seen at 74, New Oxford Street. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z Another excursion of almost equal interest was to P�stum, some fifty miles below Naples, the ruins of which are second only to those of the Parthenon. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Good gracious me, I'm a broad-minded modern woman; but my public looks for something special at the Parthenon. Poor Relations 2012-02-11T03:04:00.973Z To find this you must go to the southwest, to the beautiful Porch of the Caryatids, which looks toward the Parthenon. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Fair Parthenon! yet still must Fancy weep For thee, thou work of nobler spirits flown. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z Greek and European Union flags fluttered near the Parthenon in Athens on Wednesday. Greek Leaders Struggle for Agreement on Cuts 2012-02-08T12:10:02Z But, for the present, to see the beauty of the Parthenon, one must go up to the Acropolis, and study it there. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The scaffolding on the Parthenon, though, gave it the feel of a stalled luxury-condo project. Around the World in Eight Days 2012-02-04T01:57:56Z From within the Parthenon, looking out between the columns, you can see magnificent views of country and sea. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z The barque Parthenon, Mellish, master, cleared from the port of New York, October 10, 1846, for Richmond, Virginia, avowedly "to load with slaves for the port of New Orleans." Slavery and the Constitution 2012-02-01T03:00:13.957Z “Improving economic momentum and diminished angst surrounding the financial crisis has encouraged businesses to take on more risk,” said Richard DeKaser, deputy chief economist at Parthenon Group Inc. in Boston. Durable Goods Orders in U.S. Climb 3%, More Than Forecast 2012-01-26T14:03:05Z The huge columns, without any base, and with the plain Doric capitals, show the same hands that reared the Parthenon. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z I think the Parthenon is right, that you will leave the public in a fog. Charles Darwin: His Life in an Autobiographical Chapter, and in a Selected Series of His Published Letters 2012-01-22T03:00:19.733Z The descendants of those who made the Parthenon have shown something of that Doric soul which is surely the soul of Greece. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Historical spots include the Acropolis, which houses the Parthenon, and Delphi, home of the ancient oracle. Acropolis Succumbs to Debt Crisis as Greece Cuts Filming Costs 2012-01-18T03:33:09Z The marvelous beauty of the Athenian Parthenon is displayed in four façades. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z Even as it stands, shattered and broken, the Parthenon is majestic in its ruins. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z Outside the museum, the street bustles with diners at Greek restaurants like The Parthenon, Athena or Santorini. National Hellenic Museum, 1st US museum dedicated to Greek culture, opens in Chicago 2011-12-27T19:33:29Z They have not the majesty of the Parthenon columns, but, on the contrary, have a peculiar delicacy and even grace, which is lacking both in the Parthenon and in the Theseum. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z “The housing market is evidently making a turn for the better,” said Richard DeKaser, deputy chief economist at the Parthenon Group Inc. in Boston. Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Probably Dropped at Slower Rate 2011-12-27T12:04:52Z As in the shapely quadrilateral of the Parthenon, this fourfoldness in the character of Lincoln is cardinal. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z When our American artist, Mr. Church, was here, he spent some weeks in studying the Parthenon and taking sketches, from which he painted the beautiful picture now in the possession of Mr. Morris K. Jesup. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z We went to Egypt in midwinter, and on our return hurried almost from the ship to the Parthenon. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z And from what other bay can you see the temple of the Parthenon as you see it from the bay of Phalerum? The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Italian art in England and Italy, the prints of D�rer, the Parthenon sculptures, these were influences that affected him strongly. English Book-Illustration of To-day Appreciations of the Work of Living English Illustrators With Lists of Their Books 2011-11-30T03:00:10.703Z It ranks among the elements of his character, as each or any one of its facades holds rank about the Parthenon. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z I modestly suggested "The Parthenon," with which Greece would eclipse all the world, unless Egypt should send the Pyramids! From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The statues on the Parthenon stand in a region where direct criticism cannot reach them, but which trigonometry may, to some extent, determine. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z It seems to me that the impression created by the Parthenon as a building is akin to that created by the Sphinx as a statue. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Among the pupils of Pheidias who may naturally be supposed to have worked on the sculptures of the Parthenon, the most notable were Alcamenes and Agoracritus. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z As in the Parthenon all the elements harmonize and the edifice is one, so in Lincoln moral manifoldness unifies. Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; A Study in Ethics, with an Epilogue Addressed to Theologians 2012-01-17T03:00:21.120Z At six o'clock in the afternoon we do meet in the Acropolis, and hold poetic session in a sheltered corner of the Parthenon. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z There is a mystery of rightness about that Parthenon that I cannot understand. The Letters of William James, Vol. II 2011-11-24T03:00:48.427Z The whole of the Parthenon, except the foundations, is of Pentelic marble. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Every one knows how noble are the pedimental sculptures of the Parthenon. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z I’ve looked at everything from a pretty nearly life-size replica of the Parthenon to a needle used by a little Egyptian girl ten million years ago. Out of the Air 2011-11-21T03:00:14.460Z We visit first the Propylea, or five gates, then the Parthenon. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Religion may halt or even retrograde, while civilization steps on brilliantly, as it did in Greece with her Parthenon, and in Rome the while that religion added to the number of idols in the pantheon. Fetichism in West Africa Forty Years' Observations of Native Customs and Superstitions 2011-11-18T03:00:28.907Z These date from the period when the Parthenon was used as a Christian church, and was dedicated to Mary the mother of God, before it became a mosque, and, later, a Turkish powder-magazine. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z In the Parthenon the line of the floor is curved, the profiles of the columns are curved, the corner columns slope inward from their bases, the columns are not even equidistant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The Parthenon study argues a greater role for community colleges and private sector career colleges in solving the skills shortage. Job training programs falling short: survey 2011-11-17T21:21:05Z “We’re likely to continue gradually working through all these imbalances, with the economy improving,” said Richard DeKaser, deputy chief economist at Parthenon Group Inc. in Boston, who correctly forecast the gain in production. U.S. Economy: Production Picks Up While Inflation Cools 2011-11-17T01:34:43Z Passing this magnificent propylon, and ascending several steps, we reached the Parthenon or ruined Temple of Minerva; an immense white marble skeleton, the noblest monument of architectural genius which the world ever saw. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Two other temples form part of the Acropolis, with the Propyl�a and the Parthenon, the Temple of Athene Nike and the Erechtheum. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z The Erechtheum belongs to the end of our period, and embodies the delicacy and finish of the conservative school of sculpture at Athens just as the Parthenon illustrates the ideas of the more progressive school. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The front of the medal displays the Greek goddess, Nike, stepping from the Parthenon to arrive at the host city. Royal Mint begins making 2012 Olympic medals 2011-10-27T13:19:09Z The most remarkable frieze ever sculptured was that on the outside of the wall of the cella of the Parthenon representing the procession of the celebrants of the Panathenaic Festival. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Around the Parthenon, and covering the whole summit of the Acropolis, are strewed columns and blocks 82of polished white marble, the ruins of ancient temples. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Here and there the white surface is stained with the glorious golden hue which beautifies the Parthenon, the Propyl�a, the Odeum of Herodes, the Temple of Theseus, the Arch of Hadrian, and the Olympieion. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Centaur and Amazon battles, is familiar to visitors of the British Museum, where, however, its proximity to the remains of the Parthenon lays stress upon the faults of grouping and execution which this frieze presents. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z The horses of the Parthenon are the best types of Eastern breed, full of life and beauty, not sickly beasts. Garden Design and Architects' Gardens 2011-10-05T02:00:19.627Z "The marble statues of the Parthenon would have remained blocks of stone forever had not Phidias cut them out," Aristotle responded. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z I sat down on a broken capital of the Parthenon; the owl was already flitting among the ruins. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) 2011-11-01T02:00:22.197Z Its Ionic columns are finely carved, and look almost strangely slender, if you come to them immediately after you have been among the columns of the Parthenon. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z |
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