A man drinks water in front of the Parthenon temple, during a heatwave in Athens, Greece on July 8, 2025. (Photo by Costas Baltas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Visitors to Greece can now enjoy a clear, ...

The Greeks probably were very intelligent, innovative architects—but we're also probably overestimating the extent of their scientific awareness.

“I think the will is there – but sometimes in life and in politics, getting the actual deal done is difficult.” ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and the patron goddess of Athens. Despite enduring damage, that masterpiece ...

From this week, visitors to the Acropolis of Athens can savor the site’s looming Parthenon in a manner previously unseen for centuries. On June 15, the Greek Ministry of Culture’s Acropolis ...

For the past 230 years or so, the story that was sculpted into the frieze of the Parthenon, the most influential building in the western world, has seemed fairly straight-forward, depicting a civic ...

"I very much hope we can come to some arrangement whereby the Parthenon sculptures that are in London can be seen in Athens ...

Both Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece ...

For the first time in at least two centuries, the Parthenon in Athens is completely clear of scaffolding on all sides, offering visitors a rare, unobstructed glance at the iconic ancient temple. The ...

In looking through some notes today I realized that while I’ve written about five of the ancient temples I visited earlier this year, I never wrote about the most famous of them, the Parthenon in ...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke about the reunification of the Parthenon Sculptures, the need for Athens to seek new opportunities, an opening up of its waterfront, as well as housing issues ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 Was the Parthenon used as a site for virgin sacrifice? A new book contends that we may not really understand this iconic monument. Yannis Behrakis/Reuters Don ...