Example sentences for: parthenon

How can you use “parthenon” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Walking back to the center of the plateau you’ll pass scant remains of the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia founded in the fourth century b.c., but your eyes will be drawn to the immense structure of the Parthenon, which dominates today’s Acropolis site.

  • The Parthenon

  • To the north of the Parthenon stand the graceful statues of the Porch of the Caryatids, which adorn the southern façade of the Erechtheíon.

  • It was planned in the 1820s as a symbol of Scottish national pride and designed as a mini-Parthenon, in deference to the neoclassical style popular at the time.

  • He commissioned the Parthenon, Erechtheíon, Temple of Athena Nike, and Propylaia, taking advantage of a new marble quarry on Mount Pentelikon — the marble became known as Pentelic.


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