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Digital Greece: The Parthenon Frieze

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive site about the Parthenon and the Parthenon Frieze. The original site is in Greek, and the English version can be accessed through a link at the bottom right.
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Columbia University

Columbia University: Ancient Architecture

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about ancient architecture and explore 360 degrees panoramas of buildings in Egypt, Greece, Portugal, Italy, and Sicily. Includes an interactive plan of a 3D reconstruction of the Parthenon, and features the project page for this...
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Read Works: Architecture the Parthenon

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about The Parthenon as an example of ancient Greek architecture. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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St. Bonaventure University: Parthenon Floor Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a sketch of the floor plan of the Parthenon. Includes pictures of the Parthenon and other ancient Greek Temples.
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Canon 3 D Paper Craft Buildings: Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a detailed paper-folding activity that provides templates and instructions for building a three-dimensional paper model of the Parthenon. Instructions require download.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: Greek Art: Architecture in Ancient Greece

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses architecture in Ancient Greece.
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Porter Gaud: Greek Architecture: The Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
A set of notes on one of the most famous temples in the ancient world. The author discusses the building of the temple along with a detailed description and an analysis of the various statues.
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Acropolis Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Follow this link to the online home of the Acropolis Museum, which opened to the public in June 2009. Holdings include weathered originals and reproductions, freestanding works of sculpture, architectural fragments, and other antiquities...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
The Parthenon is a celebrated temple at Athens, consecrated to Athena or Minerva, the protectress of the city, built on an elevated rock near the Acropolis, and has always been regarded as the most exquisite and perfect example of...
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Plaster Cast of a Panel From the West Frieze of the Parthenon

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated dictionary definition over the artistic style of Frieze. Describes the different styles of Frieze found in Greek architecture.
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Bernard Suzanne: Athens Map in Socrates and Plato's Time

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site starts out with a map of the Agora of Acropolis. By clicking on various locations of the map, you are linked to more detailed descriptions. Scroll down below the map for an alphabetical listing of different Greek...
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The Museum of Unnatural Mystery: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
The Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was part of the great Temple of Zeus situated at the site of the ancient Olympic games. Similar in design to the Temple of Artemis and the Parthenon, the Temple of Zeus...
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The Stoa Consortium: Acropolis: North Slope

For Students 9th - 10th
When most people think of the Acropolis, they probably envision, first and foremost, the temples of Athena (the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, and the temple of Athena Nike) on the top of the citadel. But it is important to realize that the...