Parthenon
temple · 447 BC–present
Parthenon, a temple recorded 447 BC–present: 2 mapped phases, cited to 1 source, on an interactive historical map you can move through time.
At a glance
- Construction began
- 447 BC
- Completed
- 432 BC
- Built by
- Ictinus and Callicrates, under Pericles
Recorded boundaries
| Period | Control | Confidence | Evidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447 BC–433 BC | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | Under construction. |
| 432 BC–present | — | high confidence | no observation date recorded | Standing, and still stands today. Wrecked in 1687 when a Venetian shell ignited Ottoman gunpowder stored inside; it stands as a ruin. |
Each row is a snapshot the source recorded, not a continuous history. The period between two observations is an inference this atlas shows rather than hides.