Parthenon


City: athens
The Parthenon built between 447 BC and 432 BC under Pericles and was sacred to Athena. The architects were Ictinus and Callicrates. Many times the temple was destructed, Turks used it in Venetian attack on Athens as magazine for gunpowder wich caused explosion. Parts of the Panathenaic procession (top of temple) were removed by Lord Elgin.
Information over Amsterdam's birth and history. Also a selection of photos of the city's -also known as the 'Venice of the north'- most interesting monuments and places.
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From entrees to desserts, a collection of Dutch and Greek cooking recipes.