The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their patron.
550
Converted into a Christian church
1206
Frankish Occupation
"Notre-Dame" of Athens
1456
Turkish Occupation
Turned into a mosque
The building was ignited by Venetian bombardment
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin removed some of the surviving sculptures
