The brightest symbol of Western Civilization, the Parthenon, was converted to a Christian church for almost a millennium from 500 AD to 1450. Originally built in 432 BC to honor Athena Parthenos, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, the magnificent Parthenon has seen several changes.
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