Pediments are large triangular shaped niches, which contained impressive sculptures, located high up on top of the Parthenon. One pediment is located on the east side of the building and another ...

Some statues in the Parthenon’s east pediment received new limbs, replacing the deteriorated or missing originals, and marking the completion of one of the most complex stages of the restoration.

(Circa 1897) It’s plaster facade began to crumble; ivy began growing up the columns; and the pediment ... reconstruct the Parthenon. Russell Hart, the architect behind the reconstruction ...

Visitors look at the marble statues from the east pediment of the Parthenon, on display at the British Museum in London, Jan. 8, 2015. Greece is renewing a bid to seek the return of ancient ...

Trustees of the British Museum Head of a horse of Selene from the east pediment of the Parthenon at the British Museum. In the 19th Century, the British Ambassador Lord Elgin was granted ...

FILE - Women stand by a marble statue of a naked youth thought to represent Greek god Dionysos, center, from the east pediment of the Parthenon, on display during a media photo opportunity to ...

Without surrounding buildings for scale, it can be hard to understand the monumental proportions, until you enter the Naos, the east ... original Parthenon marbles that embellish its pediment ...

"Now we need to address certain other areas such as the west pediment," she said. For visitors to the hill-top citadel, the project means a crane, which has been parked in front of the Parthenon ...