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    The Parthenon is a Doric order style of the Temple that built by the Athenian Empire in 447 BC. In terms of political and military viewpoints, the Parthenon is a symbol of Athenian imperial power. As said by Martin (1999) that the Parthenon served as a champion of military power, indicated

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    The Parthenon Building the Parthenon was a greater feat than they ever would have known. Work on the Parthenon began in 477 BC. A much smaller shrine already stood on this site, one to which we can attribute various pieces of surviving decorative material--lions and snakes, a cornice incised with flying birds, and a blue-bearded trinity that may conceivably represent Cecrops, Erechtheus, and Poseidon. If such an edifice in fact existed, it was torn down to make way for a huge limestone platform

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    Essay On The Parthenon

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    craft. When construction started on the Parthenon in 447BC, the empire of Athena was at the height pf its power. Construction on the Parthenon was completed in 432. At that time, the Parthenon represents the distinct and the noticeable flourishing of Athenian sovereign power, freedom by the devastation of the Peloponnesian War. Similarly, it stands for the power and influence of the Athenian politician, Pericles, who advocated for its construction. The Parthenon was designed in the Doric style of architecture

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    The Parthenon In Athens

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    The Parthenon in Athens was constructed for the purpose of representing the power of those leaders at that time in Athens. There were some leaders who has a power in leading the sciety like elderly and rich people who used to control the entire societ who designed the way the building look like. This building reflect their power at that time. This shows that how Athenian were so powefull and their impact in the city. The Partenon was built as a replacement of the one destroyed in the war and as the

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    the Parthenon was constructed has aroused debate both in the time of its construction all the way up to the modern day. The Parthenon in Athens is one of the most impressive pieces of architecture from the Greek world, made from Pentelic marble and some say that it ‘enjoys the reputation of being the most perfect Doric temple ever built’ (Norwich 2001: 63). The question as to why it was built remains however and this essay will set out the main argument for the construction of the Parthenon- that

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    The Parthenon, a temple of the Doric order, is one of the greatest artistic accomplishments of the fifth century. The Parthenon is viewed without mythological reference and stands far outside the normal Greek temple decoration, which is commonly known to derive its subject matter from the mythical past. (Connelly 53) The Parthenon is different from most other Grecian art of the fifth century and is truly beautiful. One of the greatest reasons the Parthenon is set apart as a great feat in Grecian

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    The Parthenon was built from 447 BC to 432 BC. The temple served two main purposes: First, It was built in dedication to the goddess of Athena, which held the Statue of Athena. People believed that she helped the Greeks conquer the Persian Empire in the Persian Wars as well as watched over them and the city. Second, it was a branch of the state treasury at the time it was built. Under the supervision of the sculptor Phidias, two architects were given the credit in the design of The Parthenon. The

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    The Parthenon Sculptures

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    The British Government have an obligation to give back the Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum back to the Greek government. This is due to the importance the Statues have in Greek Culture, the importance of having the Acropolis once again united, and the high level of evidence supporting the claim that the British stole the statues. This essay will aim to explain each of these points, a well as the British Rebuttals. Not only this, but a recount will be made on the attempt made by myself

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    The Parthenon Essay

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    famous, the Parthenon. The Parthenon was a symbol of Greek society and culture as it stood as one of Greece’s most important architectural buildings. Besides being the Athenians greatest architectural achievement, the Parthenon serves a basic purpose. The Parthenon is a temple devoted to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and guardian of the city- state of Athens that got its name from her. The temple marked the zenith of ancient

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    Parthenon Marbles

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    Parthenon Marbles Constructed well over 2,000 years ago the Parthenon and its corresponding statues were built in dedication to the goddess Athena in the honorably named Athens. Through warfare and time itself little over half of all statues have survived to this day. Of those sculptures some reside in the Acropolis Museum in Athens and the rest are on display in the British Museum in London. While the validity of Britain’s legal attainment of these statues is debatable the lacking moral premise

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