Parthenon gunpowder explosion Venetian bombardment 1687

A gunpowder blast damaged the Parthenon

In 1687, during a Venetian attack, the Ottomans were using the ancient temple as a gunpowder store. A shot detonated it, helping shape the Parthenon’s ruin today.

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