The Parthenon

The Parthenon was an ancient Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos. Currently the Parthenon is in ruins, but it remains a masterpiece of Greek architecture. It took 15 years to build the Parthenon, the Parthenon was built under the leadership of Pericles, and by the architects Ictinus and Callicrates. Greek artist Phidias supervised the design of the Parthenon.
The Parthenon is a large, rectangular marble temple with 17 columns along each of its sides and 8 columns on each end. It measured about 31 by 70 meters. The center part of the Parthenon was a chamber that had two r…