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Following this, new defensive walls were constructed that included elements of the ruined old Temple of Athena and the old Parthenon.
The Parthenon
The center of the Parthenon was totally destroyed along with many columns and priceless carved friezes.
The Parthenon is one of the most recognizable buildings in the world.
Each room has something of note but look for the pediment of a lion tearing apart a bull, dating from the sixth century b.c. in room 1. Pediment depicting a triple-headed demon, and a kouros (male statue) named The Calf-bearer — a young man carrying a calf to ritual slaughter at the temple — are both displayed in room 2. Kritikos Boy and Blond-haired Boy — two sculptures carved in the “severe” style fashionable around 480 b.c. are displayed in room 6. Panels from the Ionic frieze that decorated the Parthenon are in room 8, and the original Caryatids can be found in room 9.