A brief synopsis over the rich and long history of Athens as well as photos accompanied with interesting information over some of Athens most famous ancient or modern monuments and places or areas someone should visit
when in the city.
Parthenon
The Parthenon built between 447 BC and 432 BC under Pericles and was sacred to Athena. The architects were Ictinus and Callicrates. Many times the temple was destructed, Turks used it in Venetian attack on Athens as magazine for gunpowder wich caused explosion. Parts of the Panathenaic procession (top of temple) were removed by Lord Elgin
