
It's a replica of Greek temple the Parthenon, but instead of marble this installation is made from 100,000 banned books.

The creation, called 'The Parthenon of Books', is the centre piece of this year's Documenta 14 exhibition in German city Kassel. Created by conceptual artist Marta Minujín, its aim is to stir debate around censorship.

It has also been installed at the same site where Nazis burned books by Jewish or Marxist writers in 1933. The 170 titles that form the building include the Bible, Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses and Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

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'The Parthenon of Books' is the centre piece of this year's Documenta 14 exhibition in Kassel, Germany

It's installed at the same site where Nazis burned books by Jewish or Marxist writers in 1933

Real life copy: Built with the same dimensions of the real-life Parthenon, metal grills were first installed and then the books, which were covered in plastic, were wedged into place by volunteers

Banned: All of the 100,000 books were wrapped in plastic and attached to the metal grills by volunteers on cranes

The creation is part of this year's Documenta 14 exhibition of contemporary art. The 100-day show in Kassel, Germany, is expecting one million visitors

The original Parthenon, a former temple, was first created in 447 BC, on the hill of the Acropolis in Athens. It is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world.

This installation was built with the same dimensions of the real-life Parthenon. Metal grills were first installed and then the books, which were covered in plastic, were wedged into place by volunteers on cranes.

Organised by Adam Szymczyk, The Documenta 14 is an exhibition of contemporary art. It last took place in 2012 and attracted 905,000 people. The 100-day show is, this year, expecting one million visitors.

Created by Argentinian conceptual artist Marta Minujín, 74, its aim is to stir debate around censorship

The books that appear on the installation include the Bible, Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses and Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

The exhibition has a twin show in Athens that runs until July 16.

The project wasn’t an easy one for South America creator Minujin. The artist launched it last year by appealing to the public for the 100,000 books.

Students at Kassel University then helped to draw up a list of 170 banned books.

Students at Kassel University helped to draw up a list of banned books

Visitors admire 'The Parthenon of Books', the centre piece of this year's Documenta 14 exhibition in Kassel

The art show, Documenta 14, which runs every five years also showcases other artists work.

Now in its 14th edition, it runs for 100 days - and many know it as the 'museum of 100 days'.

Other installations at the show include 'Pile o Sapmi', a curtain made out of reindeer skulls by Norwegian artist Maret Anne Sara, and 'Mill of Blood' by Mexican artist Antonio Vega Macotela.

A visitor walks around the installation (Polyethene tarpaulin and cotton thread) by Mata Aho Collective at the exhibition of contemporary art, in Kassel, Germany

The installation 'Pile o Sapmi', a curtain made out of reindeer skulls, by Norwegian artist Maret Anne Sara at the Documenta 14

Vistors admire 'Mill of Blood' installation at this year's show, by Mexican artist Antonio Vega Macotela

Artist Marie Cool Fabio Balducci performs in front of the painting 'Without title' by Apostolos Georgiou

A man performs in front of the light installation 'Staging: Lighting Wall 1' by New York-based artist Maria Hassabi

A visitor looks into a historical gate (Torwache) covered with jute sacks, an installation by Ibrahim Mahama, Ghana

A painting by Senegalese artist El Hadji Sy - said to be one of the most significant figures in African contemporary art