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Lost Parthenon Piece Unearthed From Lord Elgin’s Shipwreck

In the summer of 2025, underwater archaeologists found a Parthenon marble at the wreck of the Mentor, one of Lord Elgin's ...

Divers find marble treasure possibly taken from Parthenon at Aegean shipwreck

Excavations at the site of the 1802 Mentor shipwreck uncovered a marble fragment that may have ties to the Parthenon in ...

Stone Fragment Is Found in Wreck of Ship That Carried Parthenon Marbles

Experts said the fragment, recovered by divers from the Greek culture ministry, matched the style and dimensions of the ...
Greek Reporter

Parthenon Sculpture Fragment Found in Elgin’s “Mentor” Wreck

For the first time in over two centuries, a fragment of sculptural decoration from the Parthenon has been recovered from the ...
Marin Independent Journal

Greece’s famed Parthenon free of scaffolding for first time in decades

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, ...
Yahoo

The Parthenon in Athens briefly shed its scaffolding. Here's a look at its restoration

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn't last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years. Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks ...
WKRN-TV

Nashville Parthenon: How Music City became home to the world’s only exact replica of a famous Greek temple

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — In downtown Nashville, you’ll find a structure built for a Titan—a whole team of them in fact—but a few miles away stands a replica of a structure once built for a god. Deep ...
WKRN-TV

‘Athens of the South’: How the Parthenon became an iconic part of Nashville

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Just to the west of downtown Nashville is one of the city’s premier parks, with over 100 acres of grassy lawns and a large pond. However, before it was known as Centennial ...