Parthenon+Notes

**THE GREEK PARTHENON- //Eunice, Lynn, Nancy, Alex, and Joey (7E)//**
__ATHEN TEMPLE__

-Athens was architect’s dream location.

-The Acropolis has made several temples and the best structure was the Parthenon, a temple that is dedicated to the goddess Athena.

-The Acropolis meant “high city”–– it had sacred site with many Greek temples made for the gods to rest when visiting humans.

-The Persians burned the Athenian’s temple and made a new one when they defeated the Athenians in the Persian War.

__ATHENE GOD__

-Athene, a god of learning, wisdom and war was a protector of war, pestilence, protector of spinners, weavers, and skilled workers.

-The symbol of Athene was owl and represented wisdom and the Athenians built the Parthenon to recognize and to pay homage to the goddess.

__CONSTRUCTING THE PARTHENON__

-The Parthenon was built during the classical period, it was constructed based on ratios between the temple’s height, width, and length

-It is approximately 230 feet long and over 100 feet wide

-It was constructed on a wide platform that was edged by carefully chiseled steps

-The step as smoothed and polished that it illuminated the temple when sunlight or moonlight reflected off the step

-Around the exterior of the building are numerous columns that have the same distance from the next

-The stone masons formed the Parian marble that was used to make statues, and columns

-Thanks to the skill and carefully observance to detail, we are still able to view portions of the Partenon

__ATHEN SCULPURES__

- Sculptures are put in pediments, frieze, and metopes.

- There are many treasures in the room hidden behind the statue of Athena.

- Stone carvings were on both interior and exterior walls.

- The goddess Athena statue, over 39 feet, was in the center, all beautifully decorated.