<P> The cella of the Parthenon housed the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos sculpted by Phidias and dedicated in 439 or 438 BC . The appearance of this is known from other images . The decorative stonework was originally highly coloured . The temple was dedicated to Athena at that time , though construction continued until almost the beginning of the Peloponnesian War in 432 . By the year 438 , the sculptural decoration of the Doric metopes on the frieze above the exterior colonnade , and of the Ionic frieze around the upper portion of the walls of the cella , had been completed . In the opisthodomus ( the back room of the cella ) were stored the monetary contributions of the Delian League , of which Athens was the leading member . </P>
<P> The cella of the Parthenon housed the chryselephantine statue of Athena Parthenos sculpted by Phidias and dedicated in 439 or 438 BC . The appearance of this is known from other images . The decorative stonework was originally highly coloured . The temple was dedicated to Athena at that time , though construction continued until almost the beginning of the Peloponnesian War in 432 . By the year 438 , the sculptural decoration of the Doric metopes on the frieze above the exterior colonnade , and of the Ionic frieze around the upper portion of the walls of the cella , had been completed . In the opisthodomus ( the back room of the cella ) were stored the monetary contributions of the Delian League , of which Athens was the leading member . </P>
name the sculptor who was in charge of creating the sculptures for the parthenon
name the sculptor who was in charge of creating the sculptures for the parthenon
Phidias
Phidias