From the second day of our Athens holiday - 14th February, 2023.
The Parthenon dominates the sky line of Athens. It is a magnificent example of the archicture of its time. We were so afraid of the weather a couple of weeks before we left Malta but as soon as we arrived in Athens the weather changed and we had wonderful sunny weather throughout out stay. And the many visitors we encountered wherever we went, and in the middle of Winter, would say the same.
The temple of Athene Parthenos, built on the Acropolis in 447–432 bc by Pericles to honour Athens' patron goddess and to commemorate the recent Greek victory over the Persians. It was designed by Ictinus and Callicrates with sculptures by Phidias.
Greek Mythology is very interesting and very complex and at times it makes you laugh at what the people believed in those days. We learned so much about Greek Mythology and other stories later on in our vacation.
Thank you very much for your looks, comments and fav's on yesterday's picture. They are very much appreciated.
Always good to remember the story of the Parthenon, thanks Dione! So many photos from around the world. This is so good even with the stuff erected to help with maintenance!
A magnificent structure and I like the history. I visited a replica of the Parthenon that was built in Nashville, Tennessee. The size is very impressive. I hope to visit the original in Athens someday.
A lovely capture of the Parthenon.Rosie was there just before yourself, when there was a lot of snow.She told me that the scaffolding is a permanent feature now,to help prevent the ancient ruins from falling down.
They were still building it when we were there in 1986. Looks as though it is nearly finished now though.
Ian