In the middle of Music City. Go figure. Question: Why does Nashville have a Parthenon replica at Centennial Park? My answer: This burning question is an oldie but goodie for longtime residents ...

Nashville's nickname is Music City ... The statue of Athena is amazing. Highly recommend." The Parthenon replica includes a life-sized replica of the Athena statue that, at 42 feet tall, is the ...

In the summer of 1897, a team of architects in Nashville completed a life-size replica of the Parthenon — an homage to ...

While Athens and London were feuding over the Parthenon marbles, Nashville was building a full-scale replica of the Parthenon. Built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV ... you’ll find several top-tier universities as well as a full-scale replica of the Parthenon in Centennial Park,” Travel + Leisure said. Here’s a look at the ...

Built as a temporary structure for the Centennial Expedition in 1897, Nashville’s Parthenon was intended to embody the city’s nickname of the "Athens of the South." The other buildings in ...

And alongside Nashville’s healthy economy and rapidly ... Throw in a full-size replica of the Parthenon, something called “hot chicken” and North America’s largest Kurdish population ...

It was Bonnie Seymour's first day on the job at the Nashville Parthenon. Yep, it's a replica of the real thing. She was taking a tour of the museum's collection when, behind a set of purple doors ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This city's renowned Parthenon Museum is bidding farewell to one of its prized collections: This month over 250 Mexican artifacts — including ancient tools, instruments and ...