The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. Here’s a look at its restoration

It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in ...
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A Man Brought His Father’s ‘Piece of the Parthenon’ to Greek Officials. They Said It Was From an Even Older Temple in the Acropolis of Athens

When 77-year-old Chilean engineer Enrico Tosti-Croce heard on the radio that Greece was fighting for marble sculptures from ...

Historic find: a man believes he has a fragment of the Parthenon, but authorities discover it was from an older temple

A Chilean engineer inherited a small piece of marble that was once part of the Acropolis in Athens. The fragment has been returned to Greece.

Photos of the unobstructed ancient Parthenon in Athens

Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks enjoyed an unobstructed view of the marble temple crowning the Acropolis as ...

The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding

It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in ...

Photos: Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding for first time in years

People visit the Acropolis museum as the 5th century B.C. Parthenon temple stands atop the Acropolis hill in the background ...
Greek Reporter

The Chilean Retiree Who Returned an Acropolis Fragment to Greece

A Chilean retiree, Enrico Tosti-Croce, who returned an ancient Greek marble fragment that his father, an Italian naval ...
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Tourists can see an iconic landmark free of scaffolding for the first time in 200 years

For the first time in two centuries, visitors to Athens are being treated to a rare sight: the Parthenon, Greece’s most ...
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Chilean engineer returns ‘Piece of the Parthenon’ — only to discover it’s even older

Enrico Tosti-Croce handed over a family heirloom believed to be from the Parthenon, only to learn it came from the Archaic-era Hekatompedon ...
Artnet

These Photographs of the Parthenon Covered by a Rare Snowstorm Like a Magical Ancient Wedding Cake Are Going Viral

Best known for its ancient architecture and balmy clime, the city of Athens, Greece is currently blanketed in inches of snow, with temperatures dipping into the negative digits. The city has not seen ...