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The Parthenon (Athens)

The Parthenon (Athens)sculptor Ictinos (5th century BC)sculptor Phidias (c. 490 BC-c. 432 BC) Parthenon, temple that dominates the hill of the Acropolis at Athens. It was built in the mid-5th century bce and dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena Parthenos (“Athena the Virgin”). The temple…