The small exhibition and the publication accompanying it include three sections:
a) a selection of annotated traveler images from the Acropolis and the Parthenon (by Carrey, Dodwell, Fauvel, Pars, among others),
b) a short biography and excerpts from Byron’s poems “The Curse of Minerva” and “Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage”, which refer to the brutal detachment and destruction of the Parthenon’s architectural sculptures by Elgin and their subsequent underhanded seizure and removal, and
c) Byron’s original passport, a genuine, unexpected Sultanic firman [Islamic royal mandate or decree], exhibited for the first time in the Museum, and serving as an opportunity to reopen the discussion on the return and reunification of the Parthenon sculptures.

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The Acropolis of Athens is located on a limestone hill 150 meters above sea level in the southwest of Athens. It was built in the 5th century BC and is a holy place to commemorate the victory of the Greco-Persian War and to worship Athena, the patron saint of Athens. The main building, the Parthenon, is backed by the maze-like residential buildings of Plaka, Athens, and the cliff facing the sea stands steeply, towering in the blue sea and blue sky. In addition to the Parthenon, the Acropolis of Athens also has the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Victory, the Erechtheion, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and other buildings. The chief architect was Phidias, who was famous at the time. Six hundred years later, the ancient Roman historian Plutarch once commented on the Acropolis: &quot;The building stands tall, magnificent and outstanding, with beautiful outlines, unparalleled.&quot; The 19th-century French writer Flaubert called the Acropolis &quot;the most brilliant source of history and art.&quot;

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Like most Greek temples, this temple was also used as a treasury.
1. It was built in 447 BC to replace the old Parthenon (destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC).
2. For a while, it was the treasury of the Delian League (which later evolved into the Athenian Empire).
3. In the 6th century AD, the Parthenon was converted into a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary (the original Athena was also a virgin).
4. In the early 1460s, after being conquered by the Ottoman Turks, it was used as a mosque.
5. It was used as a gunpowder magazine by the Turkish army in 1687 and was unfortunately severely damaged in an explosion.
6. By 1800, only half of the Parthenon statues survived. After obtaining approval from the Ottoman government, British Ambassador Sir Elgin began to transport half of the surviving statues back to Britain at his own expense starting in 1801, and they began to be exhibited in the British Museum in 1817.

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The Greek word for the Acropolis means &quot;the city of the mountains&quot;. There are many acropolis in Greece, but the Acropolis has been the pride of the Greeks ever since it was built two or six hundred years ago. The Acropolis is located on a limestone hill 150 meters southwest of Athens, built in the 5th century BC, and is a holy site to commemorate the victory of the Hippo War and sacrifice to Athena, the patron saint of Athens. The main building, the Parthenon, is backed by the Athenian Prakka maze of houses, and stands steeply on one side of the sea, towering in the blue sea and blue sky. In addition to the Parthenon, the Acropolis has a mountain gate, the Temple of Victory, the Temple of Irektion, and the Adikus Concert Hall. The chief architect was the famous Fidias. Six hundred years later, the Roman historian Prutuck said of the Acropolis: &quot;The tower is towering, magnificent, beautiful, unparalleled&quot;, and the 19th-century French writer Flaubert called the Acropolis &quot;the most beautiful source of history and art.&quot; The acropolis in the sun is a monarch dressed in a layer of gold, on the cliff, overlooking the state, majestic, and behind it a large area of houses scattered, twists and turns, wine restaurants and restaurants are in stark contrast. But the beauty of the Acropolis is not only the beauty of the sun.

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