The new research shows how light would have spilled into the Parthenon's doorway at specific times of the year, which would ...

Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of ...

But classical scholar Jeffrey Hurwit, a professor of art history at the University of Oregon and expert on the architecture of the Acropolis, can at least help fuel our visions. In the following ...

The mystery of the Parthenon’s lighting system, and how ancient Greeks illuminated the statue of Athena, is finally solved in ...

The structure echoes ancient Athenian architecture without imitating it ... The marbles are now at the British Museum. The New Acropolis Museum will display some of the remaining original frieze ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...

Contrary to the traditional image of Greek temples as bright, open spaces, de Lara's research shows that the Parthenon remained dark inside, creating a theatrical atmosphere that selectively ...

Wander through the narrow streets of Chora for your fix of whitewashed architecture ... you’d struggle to find a bad meal.

The Acropolis Restoration team has held extensive ... During the past 2,500 years, the Parthenon—the apotheosis of ancient Greek architecture—has been rocked by earthquakes, set on fire ...