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Who Saved the Parthenon?: A New History of the Acropolis Before, During and After the Greek Revolution
Language: en
Pages: 898
Authors: William St Clair
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-12 - Publisher: Open Book Publishers

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In this magisterial book, William St Clair unfolds the history of the Parthenon throughout the modern era to the present day, with special emphasis on the perio
Who Saved the Parthenon?
Language: en
Pages: 502
Authors: William St Clair
Categories: Architecture
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-05-26 - Publisher: Open Book Publishers

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In this magisterial book, William St Clair unfolds the history of the Parthenon throughout the modern era to the present day, with special emphasis on the perio
The Parthenon Enigma
Language: en
Pages: 521
Authors: Joan Breton Connelly
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-01-28 - Publisher: Vintage

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Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West’s ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since t
The Elgin Marbles
Language: en
Pages: 164
Authors: Christopher Hitchens
Categories: Art
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997 - Publisher: Verso

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The Elgin Marbles, designed and executed by Phidias to adorn the Parthenon, are some of the most beautiful sculptures of ancient Greece. In 1801 Lord Elgin, the
Where Is the Parthenon?
Language: id
Pages: 116
Authors: Roberta Edwards
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-01-19 - Publisher: Penguin

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Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world! Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an