The Parthenon, East End

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"At this end of the Parthenon, look for the cranes, the scaffolding, and the bright white marble set in among the old honey-colored stone. That white marble is new. It was cut in the last few decades from the same mountain the ancient builders used, and in a century or so it will have weathered to the same color as the rest. It's there because of a man named Nikolaos Balanos."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.