 | The existing temple sits on the site of an older building that was razed by the Persians in 480 BCE. Construction of the second temple to Athena began in 447 BCE under the direction of Pericles. |  |
 | Ictinus and Callicrates were called upon to create the building. Estimates put the cost of the Parthenon at 470 silver talents. The cost to build and fully outfit the most advanced warship of the era, the trireme, was a talent. |  Restoration efforts are underway and they began in 1975. |
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