Secrets of the Parthenon (2008)
• January 29th, 2008 • 1h 19min
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Overview
For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by catastrophic renovations. To save it from collapse, the modern restoration team must uncover the secrets of how the ancient Greeks built this icon of western civilization in less than nine years without anything resembling an architectural plan.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Interview with Júlio
Released on: 2025-12-31
Documentary
An excerpt about the troubled, passionate and intriguing relationship of an actor with his own life.
Microcosmos
Released on: 1996-09-06
Documentary
A documentary of insect life in meadows and ponds, using incredible close-ups, slow motion, and time...
to boyhood, i never knew him
Released on: 2022-12-13
Documentary
Archive footage from 2006 - 2010 of a young girl growing up during the ages of four to eight. Only f...
Armenia, My Home
Released on: 2024-02-24
Documentary
Experience spectacular aerial and ground views and cultural revelations of a country like no other i...
Coronavirus
Released on: 2020-04-26
Documentary
Struggling with fear, tension, and anxiety amid the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, a high sc...
Wake of '38
Released on: 1978-09-21
Documentary
Personal experiences of Northwest Ohio residents during the January 1978 blizzard that disrupted dai...
Versprechen Kernfusion? - Der Wettlauf um die Energie der Zukunft
Released on: 2023-06-01
Documentary
In October 2023, a European research team succeeded in generating an enormous amount of energy from ...
Leader of the Pack
Released on: 2019-03-01
Documentary
Billy Hicks has been coaching basketball for over 40 years. He is the winningest high school basketb...
Bringing Godzilla Down to Size: The Art of Japanese Special Effects
Released on: 2008-08-03
Documentary
A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the traditio...
1994: The Bloody Miracle
Released on: 2014-01-01
Documentary
As South Africa celebrates its 20th anniversary of the advent of democracy in 1994, it is difficult ...
Below The Surface
Released on: 2024-02-04
Documentary, Music
Discover Caleb Shomo's odyssey in 'Below the Surface.' Uncover how the pandemic inspired Beartooth's...
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
Released on: 2001-12-04
Documentary, Horror
Documentary about the making of John Carpenter's sci-fi horror movie, Ghosts of Mars.
Greek Myths: Tales of Travelling Heroes
Released on: 2010-11-15
Documentary
Eminent classical historian Robin Lane Fox embarks on a journey in search of the origins of the Gree...
Innovations in Film: 65mm Black and White Film in Oppenheimer
Released on: 2023-11-22
Documentary
FotoKem gives in-depth tour of the new scientific and artistic workflows that had to be invented in ...
Beyond the Water's Edge
Released on: 2024-02-29
Documentary
A man and his spirit navigate in harmony with nature. By day, by night, by the upheavals of unpredic...
The Jihadis Next Door
Released on: 2016-01-19
Documentary
Over the course of two years, filmmaker Jamie Roberts meets those spreading extremist Islamic fundam...