Optical illusions thought to have influenced the design of the Parthenon in ancient Greece are not backed up by evidence or ...

A mathematician at the University of Oxford has challenged a long-standing claim that ancient Greek architects deliberately ...

Study challenges belief that temple’s curves were designed to correct optical illusions that would have ruined its clean lines ...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis οn Friday met with UNESCO Director-General Khaled El-Enany at the Maximos Mansion. During ...

ATHENS – The protection of cultural heritage, the promotion of education, and the role of science and culture in building ...

The sculptures are slated to go on display in November as part of Liebieghaus’s upcoming exhibition titled “Athena, the Stage is Yours: The Parthenon Puzzle.” ...

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Walking along the broad pedestrian street that runs along the base of Athens' famed Acropolis Hill, visitors can now enjoy something not seen in decades: an unobstructed, ...

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The Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports has announced that Italy will return a fragment of the Parthenon Frieze, which has been on loan as part of a cultural exchange. At a November 30 meeting of the ...

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis has decided to return to Greece three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon that have been in the papal collections of the Vatican Museums for more than a century ...

The Vatican announced in December 2022 that Pope Francis is returning three pieces of the Parthenon that have been in the Vatican's collections for over a century. The deal was finalized in March 2023 ...