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The Parthenon Within The Athenian Acropolis Of Ancient Greece

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Perhaps the work that would be most considered the first Western artistic masterpiece is the Parthenon within the Athenian Acropolis of Ancient Greece. The structure constructed from Pentalic marble by Iktinos and Kallikrates between 447 and 432 BCE, loomed over the ancient city which gave birth to numerous philosophies destined to become the cornerstone of Western civilization, including democracy, but also artistic ideals of architecture and the human form. The simple architecture of the Parthenon, with its emphasis on the vertical and aerial to hint at a connection with the gods, yet heavy-set structure to underscore the connection with the human ties well with the humanistic views of ancient Greece. Indeed, numerous aspects of the Parthenon
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