02092cam a2200385 4500 388840314 TxAuBib 20170517120000.0 151015s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2015040449 9780448488899 0448488892 9781518105623 1518105629 TxAuBib Edwards, Roberta. Where Is the Parthenon? / by Roberta Edwards ; illustrated by John Hinderliter. New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House, [2016] 108 p. : ill., maps (some col.) ; 20 cm. Who HQ May include foldout map. Includes bibliographical references (p. 108). 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!. 20170517. Parthenon (Athens, Greece) Juvenile literature. Parthenon (Athens, Greece.) Buildings Athens (Greece.) Athens (Greece) Antiquities Juvenile Literature. Athens (Greece) Buildings, Structures, Etc. Juvenile Literature. Athens (Greece) Antiquities. Athens (Greece) Buildings, Structures, Etc. Juvenile Literature. Hinderliter, John, Illustrator. Who HQ.