In 1687, amid the Great Turkish War, Venice’s forces rained a fusillade of cannonballs on the Ottoman-held Parthenon in Athens ... metopes—28 facing the east and west, and 64 split evenly ...

One pediment is located on the east side of the building and another on the west. The sculptures on the east pediment tell the tale of the birth of the goddess Athena, while those on the west ...

The Parthenon, unquestionably the ... that represent the "Birth of Athena" on the East and the "Contest Between Athena and Poseidon" on the West. Take a look at some of these elements in detail ...

Restoration work on Athens' Acropolis is set to shift to the west side of the Parthenon under a 40-year-long effort to restore the ancient archaeological ...

One such juxtaposition is between Rodin’s celebrated piece The Kiss (1882) and a sculpture of two reclining figures from the west pediment of the Parthenon. While the latter pair may not be lovers, ...

You can see her on the west pediment of the Parthenon gallery in the British Museum, witnessing the competition between Poseidon and Athena that, according to myth, gave Athens its name. Truncated by ...

Pressure has been growing on the British Museum - and others institutions around the UK - in recent years to address the contested items in their collections. One of the most high-profile examples ...

"Now we need to address certain other areas such as the west pediment," she said. For visitors to the hill-top citadel, the project means a crane, which has been parked in front of the Parthenon ...

ATHENS - Restoration work on Athens' Acropolis is set to shift to the west side of the Parthenon under a 40-year-long effort to restore the ancient archaeological monument, officials said Thursday.