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Parthenon (Temple of Athenia Parthenos) on the Athenian Acropolis.  The architect of this structure was Iktinos, the sculptor, Pheidias.  Both men were friends and collaborators with Pericles' building program. Date c. 447-438 BC.  At Right: Damaged South Side Portico to the Parthenon, the result of a Venetian artillery assault in 1687 AD.

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