But Kyriakos Mitsotakis says he cannot accept any arrangement that recognises British Museum’s ownership of the sculptures Kyriakos Mitsotakis: Britain would not cut up the Bayeux tapestry. So seize ...

The Parthenon is a stunning example of ancient Greek architecture—but it is also the site of an optical mystery. If you look closely, the platform on which the columns of the Parthenon stand, called ...

The 2,500-year-old temple, photographed in 2009 Sharon Mollerus via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 2.0 Athens’ ancient Parthenon, the most famous of all Greek temples, looks like a perfectly ...

The Greeks probably were very intelligent, innovative architects—but we're also probably overestimating the extent of their scientific awareness. Reading time 3 minutes The Parthenon represents one of ...

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One of Athens' crowning jewels is the Parthenon, a classical temple on the Acropolis that overlooks the Greek capital. According to legend, many historians, textbooks and tour guides say the ancient ...

Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean lines A mathematician has uncovered what may be one of the longest-running ...

Ancient Greek architects are said to have designed the Parthenon with curved lines to make it appear perfectly straight – but these claimed optical illusions are a myth, according to a mathematician.

The sculptures are slated to go on display in November as part of Liebieghaus’s upcoming exhibition titled “Athena, the Stage is Yours: The Parthenon Puzzle.” Greece’s Central Archaeological Council ...

Andy Burnham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has reversed his position on returning the Parthenon Marbles back to Greece after previously championing their repatriation. In 2023, when Burnham ...

A study published in the journal Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies proposes a radically new reading of the Parthenon frieze, the famous 160-meter-long sculpture that surrounded the temple ...

Challenge students to produce one spectacular artwork celebrating Ancient Greek art by combining the Parthenon, temples, marble statues, Greek gods and goddesses, amphorae, theatre masks, hoplite ...