Tourists visiting the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, will have a chance this summer to see the Parthenon temple without scaffolding for the first time since 1983, as a restoration project that goes back ...

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 ...

View of a partially restored inner column on the Parthenon. The Acropolis Restoration team has held extensive public and academic debates on the extent to which the ruins should be restored, and to ...

View of one of the 46 outer columns of the Parthenon, showing the precisely executed fluting (or vertical grooves). Hand-carving these flutes after the erection of the columns was one of the most time ...