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How the world sees Greece
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
2500-Year-Old Greek Statues Sparkle After Facelift
National Geographic2500-Year-Old Greek Statues Sparkle After FaceliftNational GeographicSculpted in the late fifth century B.C., the draped figures served as columns for the Erechtheion, one of the temples that stood on the Acropolis, the sacred rocky hill that rises 512 feet (156 meters) above the modern Greek capital. The maidens, known ...
