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NOVA: Secrets of the Parthenon

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Catalogue Number:  041304
Producer:  PBS Video
Subject:  Architecture, History, Social Studies, World History
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  United States
Copyright Year:  2008
Running Time:  56


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Join a team of architects and engineers as they investigate the many mysteries of this icon of Western civilization. How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection without modern tools and architectural aids that we take for granted today, such as comprehensive plans or drawings?

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