Do you think you know the Parthenon, Greece's ancient marvel? But do you know it well enough that it had a pool?

The Parthenon's interior has long been seen as a bright marble space, a new 3D model of the temple shows otherwise.

A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...

A 3D model by Oxford professor Juan de Lara vividly recreates the Parthenon’s fifth-century BC splendor, showcasing its iconic Athena statue and ingenious design elements like sunlight effects and ...

You can now get a sense of the awe-inspiring Parthenon in all its former glory thanks to a multiyear endeavor merging history ...

The Parthenon, a mid-5th-century temple atop the hill of the Acropolis, is dedicated to Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom and ...

The Parthenon is probably one of the most iconic examples of Greek architecture. This ancient temple, once dedicated to the ...

He has “precisely recreated how both natural and artificial lighting interacted with the elements of the Parthenon,” including the massive ivory and gold statue of Athena, the statement notes.

Contrary to the traditional image of Greek temples as bright, open spaces, de Lara's research shows that the Parthenon remained dark inside, creating a theatrical atmosphere that selectively ...

Archaeologist Juan de Lara of Oxford University spent four years reconstructing the ancient temple’s lighting with a ...