Where Is the Parthenon?

Where Is the Parthenon?
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 116
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ISBN-10 : 9780399542930
ISBN-13 : 0399542930
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Book Synopsis Where Is the Parthenon? by : Roberta Edwards

Download or read book Where Is the Parthenon? written by Roberta Edwards and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world! Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture was destroyed, three hundred people died, and the site fell into ruin. Today, visitors continue to flock to this world famous landmark, which has become a symbol for Ancient Greece, democracy, and modern civilization. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color map!


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