Parthenon
is really Parthenon, Athens, Attica
Real place, still recognisable
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The temple of Athena on the Akropolis, shown brand new and fully painted, with its colossal gold-and-ivory statue of Athena inside.
The real place
Built between 447 and 432 BCE, so the game catches it just finished. The real temple lost its roof in a gunpowder explosion in 1687 and has been under careful restoration for decades, which is why scaffolding often appears in photos.
Visiting
The Acropolis opens at 8 am; buy a timed ticket online and go at opening or in the last two hours. The Acropolis Museum at the foot of the hill holds many of the original sculptures.
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