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Where Is the Parthenon?

by Roberta Edwards
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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!
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Series: Where Is? Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

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  • Release date: April 12, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780399542930
  • File size: 45928 KB
  • Release date: April 12, 2016

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  • ISBN: 9780399542930
  • File size: 45928 KB
  • Release date: April 12, 2016

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subjects

Architecture History Juvenile Nonfiction Geography

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:6.3
Lexile® Measure:860
Interest Level:4-8(MG)
Text Difficulty:4-5

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!
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Architecture History Juvenile Nonfiction Geography