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Temples
The Greeks built many temples all across the country in honour of their Gods. it was a place they went to worship them and give offerings of food, clothes and objects to praise them and pray to them with.
The Parthenon is a temple built by the ancient Athenians to honour the goddess Athena. It was built on an area of raised land called the Acropolis. The temple was erected 2 500 years ago under the instruction of the great leader, Pericles of Athens. It took 12 years to build, between the years 447-432 BC.
