Where Is the Parthenon?

Where Is the Parthenon?
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    ISBN: 9780448488899
    Author: Roberta Edwards
    Format: Paperback
    Publisher: Penguin Workshop
    Series: Where Is?
    Ages: 8 to 12
    Size: 5¼ X 7½
    Total Pages: 108
    For Grades: 2 to 6
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    Which of these facts are true?
    The Parthenon was first a Greek temple, then a church, and then a mosque
    It honored the goddess Athena, who popped full grown from her father’s head
    A famous writer described this beautiful building as a poem in stone

    Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world!
        
    Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don’t know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture was destroyed, three hundred people died, and the site fell into ruin. Today, visitors continue to flock to this world famous landmark, which has become a symbol for Ancient Greece, democracy, and modern civilization. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color map!