The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. Here’s a look at its restoration

It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in ...
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A Man Brought His Father’s ‘Piece of the Parthenon’ to Greek Officials. They Said It Was From an Even Older Temple in the Acropolis of Athens

When 77-year-old Chilean engineer Enrico Tosti-Croce heard on the radio that Greece was fighting for marble sculptures from ...

Photos of the unobstructed ancient Parthenon in Athens

Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks enjoyed an unobstructed view of the marble temple crowning the Acropolis as ...
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Tourists can see an iconic landmark free of scaffolding for the first time in 200 years

For the first time in two centuries, visitors to Athens are being treated to a rare sight: the Parthenon, Greece’s most ...
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Greece’s famed Parthenon free of scaffolding for first time in decades

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, ...
CounterPunch

Untouched by Time: The Beauty and Vision of Freedom

Prologue The Roosevelt poster on freedom is timeless. I thought about its message while on the Parthenon. In early October ...
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Parthenon seen without scaffolding for first time in 200 years

Stunning images show the ancient Parthenon temple scaffolding-free for the first time in 200 years. Visitors to the stone temple found in Athens, Greece, can finally enjoy a clear, scaffolding-free ...
Olive Press

Spain has its own Greek Parthenon featuring 40 Corinthian columns located in a secluded village that nobody visits

IT looks like something lifted straight from the hills of Athens, but this Greek-style temple stands hidden in the green ...