Parthenon

American  

[pahr-thuh-non, -nuhn] / ˈpɑr θəˌnɒn, -nən /

noun

1. the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.

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Parthenon British  

/ -nən, ˈpɑːθəˌnɒn /

noun

1. the temple on the Acropolis in Athens built in the 5th century _bc and regarded as the finest example of the Greek Doric order

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Parthenon Cultural  

1. The central building on the Acropolis in Athens (see also Athens), now partly in ruins. Built in ancient times as a temple, it served as a model for much of Greek and Roman architecture.

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Example Sentences

The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece in a move that has been described as a "gesture of friendship".

From BBC

“Greece,” she said as we strolled, arm in arm, to the Parthenon.

From Los Angeles Times

A view of the Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill as a passenger ferry sails in the background, a day before the official opening of the tourist season, in Athens, Greece, May 14, 2021.

From Reuters

Wandering near the Parthenon temple, I met Laura Ferat from Milan in Italy, who studies classical Greek in Athens on the EU's Erasmus student programme.

From BBC

They'll point to the Parthenon as a notable example of a building that implemented the ratio in its construction.

From Salon