Parthenon
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Column and beam structure
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| Function / usage: |
Temple
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| Built: | 447 B.C. - 432 B.C. |
| Status: | in ruins |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece, Europe |
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| Part of: | |
| Identical to |
Parthenon (1897)
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| Coordinates: | 37° 58' 17.00" N 23° 43' 36.00" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| width | 30.88 m | |
| length | 69.51 m |
Materials
| building structure |
marble
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Relevant Web Sites
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British Museum: The Parthenon Sculptures
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Great Buildings Online: The Parthenon
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L'acropole d'Athènes: Le Parthénon
Relevant Publications
- La reconstitution en béton du Parthénon d'Athène, in "La Technique des Travaux", January 1926, n. 1 v. 2
- Greek Architecture (4th edition), Yale University Press, New Haven (USA), ISBN 0300052898, 1983; pp. 190-204
- L'Acropole d'Athènes, Editions Picard, Paris (France), ISBN 2708406193, 2001
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001001 |
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| Created: | 30/09/2000 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |