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Parthenon
[ pahr-thuh-non, -nuhn ]
noun
- the temple of Athena Parthenos on the Acropolis at Athens, completed c438 b.c. by Ictinus and Callicrates and decorated by Phidias: regarded as the finest Doric temple.
Parthenon
/ -nÉ™n; ˈpÉ‘ËθəˌnÉ’n /
noun
- the temple on the Acropolis in Athens built in the 5th century bc and regarded as the finest example of the Greek Doric order
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A deal to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece is "still some distance" away, the chairman of the British Museum has said.
The status of the Elgin Marbles - also known as the Parthenon Sculptures - has been a source of diplomatic tension between the UK and Greece for decades.
During a lull in heavy rain late Friday, a torchbearer lit a cauldron in front of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple, on the citadel that dominates the Athens skyline and is Greece’s top tourist draw.
The return of the artefacts comes during a continuing debate over what to do with other items exported from their native lands - including the Benin Bronzes and Elgin Marbles, also known as the Parthenon Sculptures.
The Eiffel Tower in Paris, Rome's Colosseum and the Parthenon in Athens were all used in the switch-off.
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