The Parthenon – the Temple of Athena the Virgin
Greek Temples | May 27, 2010The Parthenon is located in Athens, in addition is regarded as the most renowned ongoing building of the Ancient Greece as well as is known to be one of the majority famous buildings in the world.
The Parthenon is been located on the top of Acropolis of Athens for just about 2,500 yrs as well as was been built for giving thanks to the Athena, the patron goddess of this city, in support of the recovery of Athens as well as Greece during the Persian Wars. This building was been officially named as “the Temple of Athena the Virgin’; in addition the phrase “Parthenon” is been derived from parthenos, which is the Greek word used for “virgin.”
All the way through its extensive life, the temple of Parthenon has been functioned most outstandingly as the popular Greek temple, on the other hand has as well as been a treasury, a church, a fortress, as well as a mosque. In the present day, it is regarded as one of the most identifiable icons as well as popular tourist attractions in the world.
In addition the Parthenon was been decorated elaborately by means of marble sculptures in cooperation internally as well as externally. These marble sculptures survive barely in part, on the other hands there are first-class descriptions of the majority of all those parts, which have been misplaced. Located the eastern side pediment (the triangular region above the main columns located on the “front” as well as “back” of this temple) was a portrayal of the nativity of Athena.
In addition the western side pediment showed battle of Athena that was been fought with Poseidon in support of ownership of the terra firma of Attica. Moreover the Friezes ran by the side of all of the four sides of this temple, on top of the lines of the columns. In addition these showed, the battle of the Lapiths located on the southern side as well as the Centaurs, which is placed on the eastern, which is the battle between the gods as well as the giants, furthermore on the western side the battle among the Greeks as well as the Amazons. Moreover it is by no means identified what was portrayed on the northern side: in addition it may possibly have been the scenes that were taken from the well-known Trojan War.
On the inside, the cella was been lined on three of its sides by means of a frieze that showed the great demonstration of the Panathenaia, which is the main yearly festival that honors Athena, whereas on the fourth, which is the eastern side was a wall painting that showed all of the Greek pantheon Gods.
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The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece and of Athenian democracy and one of the world’s greatest cultural monuments.
The Greek Ministry of Culture is currently carrying out a program of selective restoration and reconstruction to ensure the stability of the partially ruined structure