http://www.parthenontemple.com Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:45:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Original Story Here Posted Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:13pm AEST A senior Greek archaeologist has warned that the last original sculptures still adorning the Parthenon, Athens' iconic ancient temple, face a major pollution threat and must be removed to a museum. "There are still 17 original metopes [sculpted plaques] which must be ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2008/04/13/archaeologist-says-pollution-threatening-last-parthenon-marbles/ Helena Smith in Athens The Guardian, Monday October 15 2007 4,500 antiquities from the Acropolis will be moved by cranes to the new museum. Photograph: Yannis Behrakis/Reuters A collective gasp filled the air early yesterday as a blue crate containing a 2.5-tonne slab of marble universally viewed as one of the ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2007/10/15/after-2500-years-parthenon-treasures-move-to-new-home/ ATHENS, GREECE - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton waves to tourists in front of Parthenon temple during a visit to the Acropolis hill on October 6, 2007 in Athens, Greece. Clinton is in Greece on a personal visit as part of his European tour. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images) http://www.parthenontemple.com/2007/10/14/bill-clinton-visits-athens-the-parthenon/ The new web site for ParthenonTemple.com is now active.  I hope you will find it better organized and easy to use.  You can now also comment on any news stories and share them.  Enjoy! ParthenonTemple.com Staff. http://www.parthenontemple.com/2007/10/14/new-web-site/ I just wanted to update this and say thank you to all the people who have found this site useful and for all of you who have contacted me over the years regarding the Parthenon. This site IS still up and running and I DO make updates as much as ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2007/09/02/not-a-lot-to-report/ Just who holds the deeds to ancient artifacts—the institutes that house them or the countries they came from? Museums might want to bolt their collections to the floor, if a slew of 2006 court decisions are any indication. In one example, the Republic of Iran just entered the fray as an ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2006/07/24/nations-battle-over-rights-to-ancient-artifacts/ ATHENS, Greece -- Trip to ancient Greece is an improvement on the typical crusty Imax documentary. Greece: Secrets of the Past is a cannily conceived big-screen experience. For a host of reasons, not least of which the expense of their production and limited exhibition opportunities, films made in the big-screen Imax format ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2006/06/22/greece-secrets-of-the-past/ ATHENS, Greece -- Three basic restoration programs on the Acropolis monuments are moving along on target and are expected to be completed by the end of the year, a senior official said yesterday. Haralambos Bouras, the president of the Conservation of Acropolis Monuments (YSMA), said that many attempts were made in ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2006/05/25/acropolis-project-inches-ahead/ DENVER - A new film, "Greece: Secrets of the Past" opens June 9 at the Phipps IMAX Theatre at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Directed by two-time Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Greg MacGillivray, the film tells the story of how a 21st century Greek archaeologist is uncovering the secret ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2006/05/23/imax-reveals-greek-secrets/ ATHENS, Greece -- Thousands of ancient artifacts from the Acropolis never seen by the public will be showcased at a landmark new Athens museum expected to open next year, Greek officials say. The exhibition area will contain more than 4,000 works -- 10 times the number currently on display at a ... http://www.parthenontemple.com/2006/03/31/acropolis-artifacts-to-be-shown-at-new-acropolis-museum/