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To
a great extent, the Parthenon
has been preserved in excellent condition for more than 2.000
years. A fire, possibly in the 2nd century AD, caused damage
to the building and the statue of the goddess Athena made of
ivory and gold. During the war between the Ottomans and the
Venetians, more specifically on Friday 26 September 1687 at
19:00, a Venetian lieutenant succeeded in hitting the roof of
the ancient temple that the Ottomans had been using to store
ammunition. The cannon ball fell through the roof into the ammunition
and blew it up.