Siege of the Acropolis (1687)
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The siege of the Acropolis took place on 23–29 September 1687, as the Venetian army under Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck laid siege to the Acropolis of Athens, held by the Ottoman garrison of the city. The siege resulted in the destruction of a large part of the Parthenon, which the Ottomans used as a gunpowder store.
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Contemporary engraving depicting the Acropolis at the time of the siege. The trajectory of the shell that hit the Parthenon, causing its explosion, is marked. | |||||||
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Republic of Venice | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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Francesco Morosini Otto Wilhelm Königsmarck | |||||||
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