Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical
Creator
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.
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Citation
Christopher Wordsworth, “Greece: Pictorial, Descriptive and Historical,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 22, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/7921.