I spent two enjoyable days in Athens and could not take my eyes off the Parthenon. It is huge and impossible to miss as it is the highest point in Athens. The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena during the fifth century BC. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of Greek art, an enduring symbol of Ancient Greece, democracy and Western civilization.