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No puzzle in the orientation of Greek temples
Athens :: Greece | 5 days ago
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Even without any intricate calculations, it is fairly clear that most of them, though not all, were aligned East-West. Interestingly, the new research appears to show that the temples in the Greek colonies of Sicily are more closely aligned in this direction...
Tags: Greece, Athens, Greek temples, Ancient Greek architecture, Religion in ancient Greece, Greeks, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek religion, Polytheism, Religion in Greece, Religion Belief, Athena, Parthenon, Bassae, Priest, Acropolis of Athens
Greece urges return of sculptures
SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2009 Search term Explore the BBC BBC News Updated every minute of every day ONE-MINUTE WORLD NEWS News Front Page Africa Americas Asia-Pacific Europe Middle East South Asia UK Business Health Science & Environment Technology Entertainment...
Tags: ACROPOLIS MUSEUM, BBC NEWS NATALIE DE VALLIERES, BBC NEWS. BIODUN IGINLA, GREEK SCULPTURES, PARTHENON
Italy returns Parthenon marble fragment to Greece
Athens :: Greece | about 1 year ago
Credibility long-missing portion of the Parthenon was returned to Athens this week, courtesy of a visiting Italian leader. Italian President Giorgio Napolitano arrived in the Greek capital on Tuesday for an official visit. Part of his busy itinerary revolves around...
Last Parthenon marbles threatened by pollution: archaeologist
Athens :: Greece | about 1 year ago
Credibility A senior Greek archaeologist warned this week that the last original sculptures still adorning the Parthenon, Athens' iconic ancient temple, face a major pollution threat and must be removed to a museum. "There are still 17 original metopes (sculpted...
Tags: Parthenon
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