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OCR: Parthenon Greece About the Parthenon In the mid -5th century BC. the people of Athens buiit the Parthenon termple to the Greek god dess Athena Today, even in ruins famous for ts graceful and wonderful lifelike sculptures. Originally the white marble temple was painted in bright colors and housed colossal gold and ivory statue f the goddess. The Parthenon is PARTHENON loca ted on a hill in Athens called the Arnpealis one of the best examples of Greek architecture. Greere Partheron proportions Acrpelis Greel