Parthenon

noun

Par·the·non ˈpär-thə-ˌnän

: a Doric temple of Athena built on the acropolis at Athens in the fifth century b.c.

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Perhaps the most famous example of Pentelic marble is the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens. —

Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 Discussions between Greece and the British Museum about the fate of the Parthenon Marbles are gaining momentum, with Greek officials optimistic about the potential for an agreement in 2025, according to a report by the Finanial Times this week. —

Angelica Villa, ARTnews.com, 5 Dec. 2024 Bain and Parthenon did not respond to requests for comment. —

Aaron Weitzman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024 Most memorably, perhaps, Erdem’s recent fall-winter 2024 collection took place in front of the British Museum’s Parthenon marbles to a soundtrack of Callas speaking Greek and offered a theatrical reinterpretation of her Medea wardrobe. —

Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Parthenon