By: B.W. Year 5A
NAME: The Parthenon
CITY: Athenian Acropolis
COUNTRY: Greece
CAPITAL CITY: Athens
CONTINENT: Europe
LANGUAGE SPOKEN: Greek
INFORMATION ABOUT THE MONUMENT:
- It was designed by Ictinus and Callicrates.
- It was build between the years 447 a.c. and 432 a.c. for the hellenic victory over Persian Empire invaders during the Greek -Persian wars.
- The Parthenon was used as a treasury.
- The metopes on the west side show a magical Battle between amazon warriors and the ancient Greeks.
