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Stories about: Parthenon

Parthenon Ruins Reveal Traces of Ancient Paint New evidence brought forth in studies seems to indicate the fact that the bright and shiny-white marbles on the triangular gables of the Athenian Parthenon were in the past brightly colored, and that the paintings most likely covered the entire surface of the temple. A team of experts from the British Museum in Londo... 16 June 2009 05:02 GMT Learning from the Acropolis It appears that two and a half millennia of natural activity were not a problem for the large construction of the Acropolis to withstand, as it successfully faced powerful storms, extreme temperatures, drought, snow and earthquakes. The ruined appearance it has today is rather the work of man than that of nature. Thi... 6 November 2008 03:38 GMT