myancientworld:The Parthenon, located in Athens, was built nearly 2500 years ago. It was a religious
myancientworld:The Parthenon, located in Athens, was built nearly 2500 years ago. It was a religious place for many faiths; it began as a temple for Athena, then as a church for the Virgin Mary, and then as a mosque.It was in 500AD when the Parthenon had its first major change, when it was converted into a church. In 1687 the temple was used as a gunpowder store, when the city was under siege by the Venetians, and when a huge explosion blew the roof off, it destroyed a large amount of the remaining sculptures. By 1800, only about half of the original sculptural decoration remained. -- source link