MediMoments 2009: Athens, Greece Parthenon at the Acropolis

After climbing the steps at the Acropolis, we arrived at the entrance, or the Propylaea, which was completed in 432 just before the outbreak of the Peloponnesian wars. To your left is the Pinacotheca and a Hellenistic pedestal and on the right the tiny temple to Nike Athena or the Athena of Victory which commemorates the Athenians victory over the Persians. The Parthenon and other main buildings on the Acropolis were built by Pericles in the fifth century BC as a monument to the cultural and political achievements of the inhabitants of Athens. arthenon. The Parthenon was designed as the home of the giant statue of Athena. What makes the Parthenon so facinating is that each piece of the Parthenon is unique and fits together like the world's biggest and heaviest jigsaw puzzle. Lines that look straight are actually not. The ancient Greeks understood the mechanics of site and that to make a line look straight it had to be tapered or curved. The Parthenon is the most perfect and the most immitated building in the world. The restoration work you see has been going on for the last 30 years and may go on for another 30.

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