The Parthenon got a glow-up. Preservationists added marble slabs to the western pediment of the iconic temple, restoring a ...

The iconic Parthenon in Athens, Greece has finally been restored. Now the monument is totally free from 50 years of ...

For the first time in about 220 years, the west façade of the Parthenon in Greece can be see in its fullest possible form.

In classical architecture, a pediment is a low-pitched triangular gable on the front of a building. The motif has survived through the ages, though in forms that have sometimes deviated wildly from ...

Carpenter Jesus Mateo chisels away some old adhesive that helped hold the pediment and pilasters that had been in place for 80 years at John Kelly’s house in Silver Spring, Md. (John Kelly/The ...

A pediment is the highly visible and memorable “triangle” found above porticos — two-story porches — doorways, windows and dormers. Developed by ancient Greeks as the decorative end to a gable roof, ...

Pediments are probably the most recognizable architectural form alongside the column. Throughout history, they have crowned all types of buildings, from ancient Greek and Roman temples to banks and ...

Model for the center of the pediment depicting the allegorical figure of Peace dressed in armor protecting the winged figure of Genius who rests against her proper right leg. Genius carries the torch ...