The Golden Ratio (Φ = 1.61803) in the dimensions of the Parthenon. The Parthenon, one of ancient Greece’s most iconic structures, is renowned for its harmonious proportions, with many elements reflecting the Golden Ratio. This mathematical ratio, approximately 1.61803, has been celebrated for centuries as an ideal of aesthetic balance and beauty. In the Parthenon, […]
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The Divine Return of the Parthenon Sculptures
The signing ceremony for the final pilgrimage of three sculptural fragments from the Parthenon currently held in the Vatican has just taken place in Rome, paving the way for their return to Athens where they will be officially unveiled in the Acropolis Museum on 24 March. The formal deed of donation of the three fragments… […]
Greece will insist on the return of the Parthenon Marbles, Mendoni says
Culture and Sports Minister Lina Mendoni said in an interview with SKAI radio on Friday that “Greece will continue to demand the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens and their reunification with the Parthenon. At all levels, both on the level of public opinion but also via the processes of UNESCO.” According to Mendoni,… […]
British Culture Secretary Warns: Returning the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece “A Very Dangerous and Slippy Road”
British culture Secretary Michelle Donelan has issued a warning that returning the Parthenon sculptures to Greece would be a “very dangerous and slippy road.” The 2,500 year old Parthenon sculptures (also referred to in popular culture as the ‘Parthenon Marbles’ or the ‘Elgin Marbles’) were removed from the Acropolis in Athens over 200 years ago […]
Secret negotiations close to returning Parthenon Sculptures (!)
Reports are emerging from London about secret negotiations between George Osborne, the Chair of Trustees of the British Museum, and the Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and other senior ministers over the fate of the Elgin collection of Parthenon sculptures currently held on display in the museum’s controversial Duveen Gallery. According to the… […]
The day the Parthenon is Blown Up
The Athenian temple was partly destroyed on 26 September 1687. The 15-year ‘Great Turkish War’, an effort to oppose the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Europe, was made up of many more minor conflicts, including the Morean War between Venice and the Ottomans, in which the future Venetian doge and fêted Captain-General Francesco Morosini was… […]
Greek PM references Parthenon sculptures at the UN
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to Greece’s standing demand for the permanent return from the British Museum in London of the Parthenon sculptures during his address to the United Nations General Assembly. “I’m pleased to say that our long and continuing effort to reunite the Parthenon sculptures back in Greece, in this effort we have… […]
US Cycladic Art Deal seals promise for Parthenon Sculptures
The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport has just negotiated an agreement in principle with Leonard Stern, one of America’s richest men and a voracious art collector, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the exhibition and eventual return of 161 Cycladic artefacts from the Stern collection. The ramifications of this ‘deal’ […]
US Cycladic Art Deal seals promise for Parthenon Sculptures
The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sport has just negotiated an agreement in principle with Leonard Stern, one of America’s richest men and a voracious art collector, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for the exhibition and eventual return of 161 Cycladic artefacts from the Stern collection. The ramifications of this ‘deal’ […]
The Parthenon: An Epic Monument Or a Mystery in Measurements?
The Parthenon, proudly standing on the Athenian Acropolis , is considered by many historians and archaeologists alike as the undisputed symbol of Athenian democracy and the cradle of Western civilization. The monument is also considered one of the finest buildings of all time by a large number of architects worldwide. It attracts millions of tourists […]
‘Parthenon of shipwrecks’: Greece opens its first underwater museum
Greece opened its first underwater museum on Saturday, giving members of the public the chance to scuba dive to the wreck of an ancient ship that sank in the 5th century BC. The ship was carrying some 3,000-4,000 amphoras, ancient storage devices which in this case were being used to transport wine. The site, located […]