Introduction to the Parthenon: The Parthenon Temple is located south of the central part of the Acropolis. It is the most prestigious building on the Acropolis. It is the tallest and most magnificent building in the Acropolis and is also the main temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. temple.
The temple was built in the heyday of Athens between 447 and 421 BC, 430 years before the emergence of Christianity. It is a temple of primitive religion and the earliest ancient temple in the West and even the world. It is listed as one of the seven ancient temples. One of the wonders.
The Parthenon is rectangular, 70 meters long and 31 meters wide, surrounded by 46 marble columns 14 meters high and 1.5 meters in diameter. Each stone pillar is 10.45 meters high. The pillars appear to be of equal width and vertical. In fact, the outer pillars are tilted toward the middle, which corrects the vision. Its scale, proportion, column type and details have become a model for later European architecture.
The roof of the temple is a marble slab, and the interior is divided into two parts. The west part retains some traces of murals, and there are many reliefs on the exterior. The most famous ones are the battle between Athena and Poseidon and the birth of Athena. wait.