How to Use Parthenon in a Sentence

Parthenon

noun

• His father and a friend, Edgar York, donated their acquisitions to the Parthenon throughout the ’60s and ’70s.
  — Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 July 2024
• Above, the Parthenon will glow against the deep blue night.
  — Andrew Sean Greer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2023
• This year’s medals also depict the Parthenon and the Eiffel Tower on the back.
  — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2024
• The correct answer was Nashville, where there's a replica of the Parthenon.
  — Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024
• Doric columns are the same type of column that would have been at sites like the Parthenon in the Acropolis in Athens, Greece.
  — Zachary Smith, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• Genta designed the watch to sit on its side and recreate the profile of the Parthenon in Athens, which is just so Genta.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2024
• The third statehouse, which opened in 1835 on the same site the current Statehouse sits, was based on the Ancient Greek Parthenon, but with a dome in the middle of the roof.
  — Kaitlin Lange, The Indianapolis Star, 6 July 2022
• Who needs Parthenon or Birth of Venus when blue lights swirl low, pink coronas kiss clouds, neon greens arc, deep reds stripe across stars.
  — Paul Brooke, Scientific American, 19 June 2023
• Dubbed the Parthenon of shipwrecks, the Peristera was one of the largest classical ships ever found.
  — Tony Perrottet, WSJ, 27 May 2022
• For centuries, the Parthenon marbles at the British Museum have been a brilliant white.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Oct. 2023
• The couple took in some major sights of the country, including the Parthenon and the cities of Santorini, Naxos and Athens.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 17 July 2023
• Tourists cool off at a water fountain during their visit to the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, on Friday.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 14 July 2023
• Here are such venerable relics as frieze-blocks from the Parthenon, reproduced in blotchy, pulpy pink.
  — Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• By the time Elgin’s men arrived, the Parthenon had been occupied, desecrated and burned.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2023
• Many talks are presented in the Hall of Philosophy, a venue modeled on the Athenian Parthenon.
  — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
• This morning, the singer shared a new photo dump from her summer travels, comprised of a series of pics taken during a visit to the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.
  — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2023
• Luke proposed to Caroline in front of Nashville's Parthenon replica.
  — Desiree Ossandon, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2023
• The Lobby Bar is sumptuous, with a bar top that accommodates a Parthenon’s worth of marble, and banquettes that are cozy and velvety.
  — Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2024
• Summers in Athens are about historical sights like the Parthenon, colorful markets and plates of souvlakis.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune Europe, 9 July 2024
• Jose Vera Gonzalez shows off one of his paintings inspired by the Parthenon's collection of pre-Columbian artifacts.
  — Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 24 July 2024
• Osborne, for his part, was eager to resolve the seemingly intractable problem of the museum’s possession of the Parthenon Sculptures.
  — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024
• The spectacular top floor is angled to parallel the Parthenon, which is visible through vast picture windows.
  — Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
• The company had just been created via a merger of four businesses owned by Parthenon Capital, a private equity firm.
  — Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2023
• The modern Acropolis Museum, nestled into the foothills of the complex, offers context into the monument thanks to its impressive glass windows that span floor to ceiling with views over the Parthenon.
  — Anastasia Miari, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Mar. 2024
• Guests also have their pick of fabulous dining options, including a rooftop restaurant looking out onto the Parthenon, and Le Bar Secret, a library bar with an expansive cocktail menu.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2024
• The Parthenon in Centennial Park is one of America's more unusual and extraordinary attraction.
  — Fox News, 31 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024