When Was Parthenon Destroyed?
Indeed, It Did Not Become a Ruin Until 1687, When, During the Bombardment of the Acropolis by Venetians Fighting the Turks, a Powder Magazine Stored in the...
Indeed, it did not become a ruin until 1687, when, during the bombardment of the Acropolis by Venetians fighting the Turks, a powder magazine stored in the temple exploded and destroyed the centre of the building.
Who destroyed the Parthenon?
On 26 September 1687 Morosini fired, one round scoring a direct hit on the powder magazine inside the Parthenon. The ensuing explosion caused the cella to collapse, blowing out the central part of the walls and bringing down much of Phidias' frieze.
When did the Persians destroyed the Parthenon?
The Parthenon is not itself ablaze, but is illuminated in a way not dissimilar to what it must have looked like in September 480 BCE when the Persian emperor Xerxes, occupying the city, ordered Athens and the Parthenon burned to the ground.
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