Sample Sentences forParthenon (auto-selected)
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The Parthenon is regarded as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and of Athenian democracy.Parthenon = most famous surviving building of Ancient Greece
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Soon it will look like the Colosseum in Rome and the Parthenon in Athens.† (source)
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Once, the massive statue had graced the Parthenon in Greece.† (source)
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The Parthenon, used as a munitions storehouse.† (source)
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Behind me you can see the biggest temple, the Parthenon, which means 'the Virgin's Place.'† (source)
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He was like a poet in the Parthenon.† (source)
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Following the loud chant, a large Dahurian larch, thick as the columns of the Parthenon, fell with a thump, and Ye Wenjie felt the earth quake.† (source)
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Like when I turned nine and instead of taking the time to sing happy birthday, she painted the Parthenon on our living room wall.† (source)
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Yet in my mind I roamed the Acropolis at Athens, watching the moon rise through the open roof of the Parthenon, measuring my height by the grandeur of those columns, walking the streets of those Greeks who died at Marathon, listening to the sound of wind in the ancient olives.† (source)
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She wanted to see it all-the famous châteaux of the Loire Valley, the Parthenon, the Scottish highlands, the Basilica-all the places she'd read about.† (source)
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A white mausoleum, someone's scaled-down version of the Parthenon.† (source)
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In reality, the only thing that interested him on the drive was the pink marble Parthenon half hidden among leafy banana and mango trees, a luckless replica of the idyllic mansions on Louisiana cotton plantations.† (source)
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Directly in front of the car, the Lincoln Memorial rose with rigid austerity, its orthogonal lines reminiscent of Athens's ancient Parthenon.† (source)
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A green spot stood in the center of a picture of the Parthenon, suspended over the fireplace.† (source)
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He didn't want to tell Crake that he was having some severe nightmares: the one where the Parthenon was decorated with cut-off heads was, for some reason, the worst.† (source)
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We might have been exploring or writing; mooning about the venerable places of the earth; sitting contemplative on the steps of the Parthenon, or going at ten to an office and coming home comfortably at half-past four to write a little poetry.† (source)
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