When Was Parthenon Bombed?
Indeed, Few Cultural Monuments Demonstrate This More Perfectly Than the Athenian Parthenon, Which Was Unceremoniously Bombed in 1687 by a Venetian-Led Army of...
Indeed, few cultural monuments demonstrate this more perfectly than the Athenian Parthenon, which was unceremoniously bombed in 1687 by a Venetian-led army of mercenaries hired by Poland, Venice, and the Vatican—the very Europeans whose culture it is meant to embody—to push the Ottoman Turks out of Europe.
Who blew up the Parthenon?
On 26 September 1687, an Ottoman ammunition dump inside the building was ignited by Venetian bombardment during a siege of the Acropolis. The resulting explosion severely damaged the Parthenon and its sculptures.
Who destroyed the temple of Athena?
In the 5th century C.E. the temple was converted into a Christian church, then in the 17th century it was completely dismantled by the Ottoman Turks who needed its material to build fortifications.
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