Why is the Parthenon falling apart?
Why is the Parthenon falling apart? During the past 2,500 years, the Parthenon—the apotheosis of ancient Greek architecture—has been rocked by earthquakes, set on fire, shattered by exploding gunpowder, looted for its stunning sculptures and defaced by misguided preservation efforts.
Why don t birds fly over the Acropolis?
This paradox mystical holiness of the place can be explained. The most plausible seem to be the following, there is an increased level of radiation on the Acropolis hill, and so the smart birds feel it and do not attend.