The mystery of the Parthenon’s lighting system, and how ancient Greeks illuminated the statue of Athena, is finally solved in ...

And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely ... Athena Parthenos is the centerpiece of a recreation of the Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee. While the replica is gilded in gold leaf ...

Architectural evidence and historic record, including reference to the Parthenon's 40-foot-high, gold-and-ivory statue of Athena, essentially confirm the building's original function as a temple.

Although Nashville's Parthenon was only meant to be temporary ... However, you can tour the exterior of the building and its grounds for free. Nashville Hop On Hop Off Trolley Tour (5016 ...

The Parthenon was part of an ambitious building campaign on the Acropolis that began around 450 b.c. A generation before, the Athenians, as part of an alliance of Greek city-states, had led heroic ...

Nashville's Centennial Park was voted as one of the best city parks in the United States. The historic park placed number 5 ...

Two men instrumental in helping construct the Tennessee State Capitol building remain entombed within the walls — prominent ...

Most travelers know that Nashville, Tennessee is known ... the only full-scale Parthenon replica in the world. The building is said to be an exact-size dupe of the real Parthenon in Athens ...