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| The Parthenon, built between 447 and 432 bc, is the greatest monument of classical Athens. Originally a temple to Athena Parthenos (the Virgin Athena), it was eventually converted into a Christian church and later into a mosque. The structure survived largely intact until 1687, when the Turkish gunpowder stored inside it was detonated in the course of a siege by Venetian troops. | ||||||
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| Acropolis; Parthenon; Illusion; Greek Art and Architecture; Callicrates; Ictinus; Athena; Architecture (building) | ||||||
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