Midway (CVB 41) - Naval Cruise Book

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The massiveness of the inner walls of the Parthenon are shown here in rela- tion to tlie ■ white-hats. This portion was restored after tlie walls were destroyed. Touring sailors approach the main en- trance to the Acropolis, and the tourist, after a nasty climb, wonders how the Greeks man- aged to gel the marble blocks up there. The south porch of the Erechtheum con- tains the caryatidids, or maidens. The middle figure is the only copy, the original being in the British Museimi, a gift of Lord Elgin.