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.
Despite so much abuse and renown as an icon of Western civilization, the question of how the Parthenon was built has been largely ignored until recently.
NOVA presents the inside story of the $10 Billion official restoration by the Greek government, which reaches far beyond the challenges and controversies of conserving one of the world's best-known buildings...asking such questions as: how did the ancient Athenians build their great temple with incredible precision in a mere eight years? NOVA...7pm
Night 2 of God In America...8pm
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