The Parthenon

Step inside a full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon to see a 42-foot gilded Athena and an art museum.

2500 West End Ave · Nashville, TN

About The Parthenon

A full-scale replica of the Athenian temple stands in Centennial Park, first built for the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition and later rebuilt in concrete. Inside, Alan LeQuire's gilded statue of Athena rises 42 feet with a figure of Nike in her palm. The building is also an art museum, with the Cowan Collection of 63 American paintings and plaster casts of the Parthenon Marbles alongside changing exhibitions.

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