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Discover the ruins of the Parthenon, one of the most famous and beautiful places in the world! Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture was destroyed, three hundred people died, and the site fell into ruin. Today, visitors continue to flock to this world famous landmark, which has become a symbol for Ancient Greece, democracy, and modern civilization. Includes black-and-white illustrations and a foldout color map!
Lexile Measure: 0860 (What's this?)
Series: Where Is...?
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Dgs edition (January 19, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448488892
ISBN-13: 978-0448488899
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.3 x 7.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 0.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #103,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #30 in Books > Children's Books > Arts, Music & Photography > Architecture #57 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > History > Ancient #71 in Books > Children's Books > Geography & Cultures > Explore the World > Europe
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Love this entire series of books and plan to purchase many more. Is written to be education and informative to the younger reader. Writer gives enough detail to highlight the importance of the building but doesn't drag things out with a lot unnecessary adjectives fillers.
This book tells a lot. But it just tells about how it was built and destroyed and how it looks like today but it tells everything you need to know and places you should go so that's why I gave it 5 starsðððððððððððððððððððððððð
Great for young readers!
I love all of these books! Where is, What is, Who is, and Who was are all great books! My 2nd grade students love them. I even have parents coming into my room to borrow them to read!
Good collection
The Parthenon Enigma: a New Understanding of the West's Most Iconic Building and the People Who Made It. Where Is the Parthenon? The Parthenon Enigma The Parthenon Sculptures
