Spiritual uses:
- It was a temple for Athena
- It was also built to replace the older Parthenon
- In the 5th century, it was converted into a Christian Church
- In 1204, it was a Catholic Church
- In 1460, it held a Turkish mosque
- When it was a mosque, a minaret was built on it
- mesurments- 101.34 feet wide by 228.14 feet long
Scientific Uses
- It was a Doric peripteral temple
- It had two interior rooms called the naos and opisthodomos
- The total width of the temple is 111 ft
- The space between the axis of the normal column and the axis of the corner column is 13 1/2 ft
- The architects of this amazing building was Iktinos and Callikrates
- The sculptor was Pheidias
How it was built:
- 2 main architects: main designer, Iktinos, master builder, Callikrates
- The construction of the Parthenon began in 448 B.C. and was completed in 432 B.C.
- It was build on the old Parthenon and some of the materials of the old temple was used in the Parthenon we see today
- The construction costed 460 silver talents
- 4 columns of Ionic order supported the roof
Materials used:
- Pentelic marble
- wooden roof frame
- bronze casings
Location:
- 37°58 17.45 N / 23°43 34.29 E
- It is on the hill, Acropolis, that overlooks the city, Athens
Websites you can visit to learn more:
- http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/Architec/AncientArchitectural/GreekArchitecture/GreekBuilding/GreekBuilding.htm#The%20Parthenon Jan. 26
- http://www.sacredsites.com/europe/greece/interesting_parthenon_facts.html Jan. 28
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parthenon Jan. 30
- http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/parthenon.html Jan 26
- http://www.metrum.org/key/athens/dimensions.htm Jan 30
- http://people.hsc.edu/faculty-staff/maryp/Core/Parthenon.html Jan 30
- http://www.thenagin.info/WebChron/Mediterranean/Parthenon.html Jan 28
- http://ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html Jan 30
- http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/The_Parthenon.html Jan 30
- http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/athens-parthenon Jan 28
- http://gogreece.about.com/od/athenssightseeing1/a/parthenonathens.htm Jan 26
- http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/parthenon-facts-3708.html Jan 27
- http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Arts/Parthenon.htm Jan 26
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Parthenon.aspx Jan 27
- http://www.unp.co.in/f143/parthenon-facts-50942/ Jan 30
- http://www.surfnetkids.com/articles/ten_facts_about_the_parthenon-37453.htm Jan 30