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The Alhambra vs the Parthenon

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The Importance of Beauty in the Parthenon

The Parthenon has been entirely rebuilt since the 1920s. Virginia Woolf first went to the Parthenon and said it looks like two buildings. But in fact, that classic silhouette is a product of an early 20th century restoration. Every single one of them seems to me, we have rebuilt ourselves and then inhabited mentally. The delicacy and intricacy of its architecture proclaim that La Haneb d'ilalal. Thank you very much indeed.

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