PARTHENON

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I was reading some of the support material which said 'when entering the Acropolis through the Propylaea one saw the front and side of the building'. This is incorrect information. One enters from the west and therefore sees the back of the building (the Opisthodomos). Almost all Greek temples face east (Apollo at Bassae is a notable exception). The front is therefore at the far end. It would have been better written as 'one saw the west end/face and the north side of the Parthenon'. Apologies for being a pedant, but I hate incorrect information being put forward to students/teachers. I also hope that this entry is in the right place. I am not entirely computer literate. //Peter Mountford// ====== 

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A site to whet our appetite (until we are able to get there) is that of the new Acropolis Museum. The address is [|www.theacropolismuseum.gr]. There is the option to translate (most of ) the information into English.====== Denise Diakodimitriou