[{SlideShowNav}] !!!Rear of the Parthenon [{Image src='170gr.jpg' width='640' height='480' popup='false' alt='Rear of the Parthenon' class='image_left'}] [{SET customtitle='Rear of the Parthenon'}] \\ View of the rear of the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens. The temple, dedicated to the goddess Athena, was built between 447 and 438 B.C. The Acropolis is a citadel on a flat, high, rocky outcrop 150 m (490 ft)above sea level and is the highest point in Athens. It preserves a number of ancient structures.