Athens’ ancient Parthenon, the most famous of all Greek temples, looks like a perfectly rectangular structure, bolstered by ...

The Parthenon is a stunning example of ancient Greek architecture—but it is also the site of an optical mystery. If you look closely, the platform on which the columns of the Parthenon stand, called ...

For over 2,000 years, scholars and admirers have alleged that the ancient Greek building’s nearly imperceptible curves were ...

A mathematician at the University of Oxford has used modeling to challenge the architectural understanding of the Parthenon.

The argument can be traced back to the Roman author Vitruvius, who talked about Greek architecture several centuries after ...

A British mathematician is challenging one of the most widespread theories about the architecture of the Parthenon, arguing ...

For more than 2,000 years, the idea has been repeated that the characteristic curves of the Parthenon in Athens were deliberately designed to correct optical illusions and make the temple appear ...

The Greeks probably were very intelligent, innovative architects—but we're also probably overestimating the extent of their ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and the patron goddess of Athens. Despite enduring damage, that masterpiece ...

Both Greek and British citizens think the sculptures should be returned. What’s needed now is political will and courage, says Kyriakos Mitsotakis, prime minister of Greece ...