 It was an early intention of the production to put James Bond in a  scene with Greeces classic architectural building, The Parthenon.  Old world architecture had previously been a backdrop for Bond in  _From Russia with Love (1963)_ (qv) (Istanbul and The Basilica  Cistern) and _Spy Who Loved Me, The (1977)_ (qv) (Cairo and The  Pyramids). But in this case permission was refused to film at The  Parthenon. Greece is a also major setting in the first  non