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Nova: Secrets of the Parthenon

starring: Nova
directed by: Nova

: Nova: Secrets of the Parthenon
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0783421422797
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: WGBH BOSTON
Manufacturer: WGBH BOSTON
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: WGBH BOSTON
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 29, 2008
Running Time: 56 minutes
Sales Rank: 23461
Studio: WGBH BOSTON
Theatrical Release Date: 2008



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Erected by the ancient Greeks as a temple to Athena, the Parthenon has served as a church, a fortress, an ammunition dump, and the model for countless banks, courthouses, and museums across the world. It has been shot at, exploded, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its magnificent sculptures, and subjected to restorations that have been termed catastrophic. Surprisingly, despite much abuse and renown as an icon of Western civilization, the question of how the Parthenon was built has been largely ignored until recently. Thanks to the Greek government s $10 billion restoration program, scholars are finally probing the enigmas of its planning and construction. With unprecedented access, NOVA presents the inside story of the official restoration, which reaches far beyond the challenges and controversies of conserving one of the world s best-known buildings. The researchers are confronting some truly monumental riddles: How did the ancient Athenians build their great temple with incredible precision in a mere eight years? How did they manage to incorporate subtle, eye-pleasing distortions into the Parthenon s layout, such that there are few straight lines or right angles to be seen? And, most baffling of all, how did they accomplish all of this without an overall building plan or blueprint, which would be indispensable to a modern architect?



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Detailed Examination
This video gives details into the construction and reconstruction of the Parthenon. Shot on location ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - power of mathtematics and the ancients
I have been waiting for something like this to come out. I am a teacher of Greek architecture and the ... Read More


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