Photo by Owen Tyler

The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, Athenian democracy, western civilization, and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments. The Greek Ministry of Culture is currently carrying out a program of selective restoration and reconstruction to ensure the stability of the partially ruined structure.

Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon was used as a treasury. It has been used badly throughout much of its history. In 1687, an Ottoman ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment. In 1806, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed some of the surviving sculptures, with the permission of the Ottoman Empire. These sculptures, now known as the Elgin Marbles or the Parthenon Marbles, were sold in 1816 to the British Museum in London, where they are now displayed.—Wikipedia

Photo by Owen Tyler

Next, see an artist's rendering of the Acropolis as it once was.
Then we will visit Delphi, the site that was once the home of the all powerful oracle.