Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical

Date

1840

Identifier

Special Collections DF725 W672 1840

Publisher

London: William S. Orr

Abstract

Built on the Acropolis in Athens and completed in 438 BC, the Parthenon was a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, for whom the city is named. Constructed from limestone and marble, the temple housed a statue of Athena holding the goddess of victory, Nike, in her right hand.

Files

Parthenon foam board.jpg

Citation

Christopher Wordsworth, “Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/7921.