2007-03-11 05:24:02 · 4 answers · asked by pesky95 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
"The Parthenon replaced an older temple of Athena that had been destroyed by order of Xerxes I of Persia in 480 BC."
"On September 28, 1687, a Turkish ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damaged the Parthenon and its sculptures."
not destroyed
2007-03-11 05:55:33 · answer #1 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the Turkish conquest, it was converted into a mosque in the early 1460s. On September 28, 1687, a Turkish ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment. The resulting explosion severely damaged the Parthenon and its sculptures. In 1806 AD, Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed some of the surviving sculptures and took them to England. These sculptures, now known as the Elgin Marbles or Parthenon Marbles, are on display in the British Museum. An ongoing dispute concerns whether the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece.
2007-03-11 19:22:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon
2007-03-11 13:02:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The turks were using it an an ammo dump and an errant shell fell into it
2007-03-11 13:27:42 · answer #4 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋