My Adventures in Greece

I have decided to go to Greece to visit the 5 most beautiful monuments. The first one I am going to visit is the Parthenon, Temple of Zeus, Temple of Hera, Temple of Apollo and Temple of Poseidon. The reason I am going to visit these temples is because I am fascinated with the stories behind it and architecture. 





The Parthenon, Athens;
One of the most recognized monuments in Greece is The Parthenon that located in Athens. The Parthenon was built on 447 B.C by the architects Iktinos and Callicrates. This temple was dedicated for the goddesses Athena, she was known to be the goddesses of wisdom and war. The Athens admired this goddess. Inside the temple they built a statue of Athena made of gold and ivory. Athena sculpture was destroyed during a war. 
 




 
Throughout the years the columns, frieze and pediment having been damaged. But as I observed the middle and east pediment was removed reasons are said that it was because this temple was converted into a Christian church, in which they needed to remove some of the statues. It was an amazing day in Athens and learning so much about the Parthenon. I can't wait to see the Temple of Zeus!!



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Images:Ancient Greek Monuments maps - Bing images 
athena structure map - Bing images





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