Chris
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No idea, the main temple was used to store gunpowder and exploded in the 1600s, since Greece became independent they've spent 200 years bodging rebuilding attempts and there's currently a crane inside it where the statue of Athena used to be.Was that just an every day hole in the wall made from deterioration? Or a canon ball? Curious if that was brought up with any significance since you're there, if Im understanding Ossoi's thread any.
You can see the white stones in my pics which are recent repairs, so hard to know whats original or not. It does look like a canon ball hole or maybe from debris from the explosion.
Honestly the place is underwhelming, the Greeks have not taken good care of their ancient sites. Egyptian sites which are twice as old such as Karnak are in better condition, that's insane to me.
Also it has spectacular views of the city, but that city is Athens which is a shithole. The whole place looks like Cyberpunk 2077 minus anything futuristic, it's a slum of medium density flats as far as the eye can see.