Finished 9th March 2015

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Athens now and then 

Picture by John Veltri (*1938, USA)
National Geographic - edited by MB/Hasbro, 2003

 

The Parthenon - which means "chamber of the virgin", 

as the temple is dedicated to the goddess Athena. The Parthenon was built between 447-438 BC and was destroyed partially in the late 17th c. The so-called Elgin marbels were taken away in the early 19th c. by Lord Elgin - some severe kind of cultural vandalism - they can be visited in London, but the main building of course is the landmark of Athens as well as Greece.

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