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Parthenon
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The Parthenon was
constructed between 447-432
BCE
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It was made to be the center
of the acropolis, which was
the center of the city-state on
top of mountain or hill.
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This temple was made to
honor the goddess Athena
and to shelter statues of her
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It cost 469 talents to build, to
put it in perspective it cost 1
talent to make their warships
Erechtheion
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The Erechtheion was built in 421406 BCE to replace an older
temple that was destroyed
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It was named after a mythical
Athenian king
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The odd shape of this monument
was due to the eastern side was
dedicated the acropolis
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While the western side served as
a place of worship for a Poseidon
cult
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It also severed as a grave site
Temple of Athena Nike
 The original was destroyed
in 480 BCE and was not
rebuilt until 435 BCE
 This is the first building that
greets visitors to Athens
 This was built to honor the
goddess Athena, though it is
much smaller than other
temples of this time
 It’s dimensions were smaller
than the traditional 9:1,
instead it was 7:1
Temple of Delphi
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Delphi was a main
destination for the people of
Greece because of the oracle
that was located
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This temple was dedicated to
the god Apollo
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The design for this temple was
done by multiple men across
Greece because it was
destroyed four different tomes
due to different factors
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The main feature of this
temple was the columns that
surrounded it