What are facts about Parthenon?

Answer 1

Spiritual uses:

• It was a temple for Athena
• It was also built to replace the older Parthenon
• In the 5th century, it was converted into a Christian Church
• In 1204, it was a Catholic Church
• In 1460, it held a Turkish mosque
• When it was a mosque, a minaret was built on it
• mesurments- 101.34 feet wide by 228.14 feet long

Scientific Uses

• It was a Doric peripteral temple
• It had two interior rooms called the naos and opisthodomos
• The total width of the temple is 111 ft
• The space between the axis of the normal column and the axis of the corner column is 13 1/2 ft
• The architects of this amazing building was Iktinos and Callikrates
• The sculptor was Pheidias

How it was built:

• 2 main architects: main designer, Iktinos, master builder, Callikrates
• The construction of the Parthenon began in 448 B.C. and was completed in 432 B.C.
• It was build on the old Parthenon and some of the materials of the old temple was used in the Parthenon we see today
• The construction costed 460 silver talents
• 4 columns of Ionic order supported the roof

Materials used:

• Pentelic marble
• wooden roof frame
• bronze casings

Location:

• 37°58 17.45 N / 23°43 34.29 E
• It is on the hill, Acropolis, that overlooks the city, Athens

Websites you can visit to learn more:

1. http://www.cartage.org.lb/en/themes/arts/Architec/AncientArchitectural/GreekArchitecture/GreekBuilding/GreekBuilding.htm#The%20Parthenon Jan. 26
2. http://www.sacredsites.com/Europe/Greece/interesting_parthenon_facts.html Jan. 28
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/parthenon Jan. 30
4. http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110Tech/parthenon.html Jan 26
5. http://www.metrum.org/key/athens/dimensions.htm Jan 30
6. http://people.hsc.edu/faculty-staff/maryp/Core/Parthenon.html Jan 30
7. http://www.thenagin.info/WebChron/Mediterranean/Parthenon.html Jan 28
8. http://ancient-greece.org/architecture/parthenon.html Jan 30
9. http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/The_Parthenon.html Jan 30
10. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/greece/athens-parthenon Jan 28
11. http://gogreece.about.com/od/athenssightseeing1/a/parthenonathens.htm Jan 26
12. http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/parthenon-facts-3708.html Jan 27
13. http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/Arts/Parthenon.htm Jan 26
14. http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Parthenon.aspx Jan 27
15. http://www.unp.co.in/f143/parthenon-facts-50942/ Jan 30
16. http://www.surfnetkids.com/articles/ten_facts_about_the_parthenon-37453.htm Jan 30

Answer 2

There are many interesting facts about the Pantheon. Here are a few of them:

* it was a temple of the ancient Romans to all their pagan gods;

* it stands intact in Rome;

* it has the largest ancient stone dome;

* its last "builder" was the emperor Hadrian;

* Hadrian rebuilt the Pantheon from a sad state of repair; and

* originally it was built by Agrippa.