![45#01 Athens, Parthenon I, 2005, C-Print, 30,4 x 28,0 cm/11,8" x 10,9", edition 26+4 45#01 Athens, Parthenon I, 2005, C-Print, 30,4 x 28,0 cm/11,8" x 10,9", edition 26+4](/fileadmin/_processed_/8/2/csm_45_01-Athens__Akropolis_01_ab84435404.jpg)
Athens, Parthenon
The Parthenon is a temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their virgin patron. Its construction began in 447 BC when the Athenian Empire was at the height of its power. It was completed in 438 BC, although decorations of the Parthenon continued until 432 BC. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered the culmination of the development of the Doric order. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art. The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece and of Athenian democracy and one of the world's greatest cultural monuments.
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![45#01 Athens, Parthenon I, 2005, C-Print, 30,4 x 28,0 cm/11,8" x 10,9", edition 26+4 45#01 Athens, Parthenon I, 2005, C-Print, 30,4 x 28,0 cm/11,8" x 10,9", edition 26+4](/fileadmin/_processed_/b/d/csm_45_01-Athens_-AkropolisEastside_5526588994.jpg)
![45#02 Athens, Parthenon II, Location Shot 45#02 Athens, Parthenon II, Location Shot](/fileadmin/_processed_/3/8/csm_45_02_Parthenon_II_location_5369e84962.jpg)
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![45#03 Athens, Parthenon III, Sketch 45#03 Athens, Parthenon III, Sketch](/fileadmin/_processed_/f/1/csm_45_03_Athen_Parthenon_III_i_f2b358493c.jpg)
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![45#07 Athens, Parthenon IV, Sketch 45#07 Athens, Parthenon IV, Sketch](/fileadmin/_processed_/e/6/csm_45_07_Athens_Parthenon_IV_s_1d2cdb43da.jpg)
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