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The essence of ancient Greece is the Parthenon -- the central structure on the Acropolis that looks down on the city. Dedicated to the goddess Athena in 438 B.C., the Parthenon is revered for its classical perfection and is one of the world's most famous buildings. It has been used as a church, a mosque and an arsenal. It has been bombed and looted. Yet it still survives as the emblem of both the city and a civilization. I photographed it in golden light just after dawn, contrasting its ancient columns to the tiny scale of its visitors, and to the ever-present construction cranes that continue to restore the glory that was Greece.
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Eastern Europe
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