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What destroyed Parthenon

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in 1687 during the siege of the acropolis by troops of venetian general Francisco morosini a cannonball made a direct hit in the interior of the temple , which the Turks us d as power magazine. the terrible explosion blew up the roof one destroyed the long sides of the temple as well as parts of it's sculptures

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