Παρθενών

I've previously written about really cool buildings. Most of them have been modern.

A really cool and old one (practically ancient) is the Παρθενών (Parthenon). It stands at the top of the Acropolis in Athens and has been there for nearly 2,500 years. That is a long time.

The Parthenon has had quite an interesting history, with successive invaders using it for their own purposes - it has been turned into a Catholic church, a mosque and been looted many times.

In spite of that, it is still a very awe inspiring building.


Parthenon

The Acropolis of Athens - Greek government site

You can also see parts of the Parthenon Frieze (also called the Elgin Marbles) in The British Museum in London. My human loves that place. There are also tensions between the British and Greek governments over the ownership of the Frieze - it was earlier removed by Lord Elgin and taken to Britain. Elgin was the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

*As always, please check out Cooper and Camilla who always have interesting things to say.

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There was a huge loud thunderstorm today. I was so scared by myself. But thankfully, the storm ended and my human came home. I gobbled up nearly two chicken wings for dinner.

Tonight is Numb3rs on tv night, and the long brushing of my fur.

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