In its bid to claim the mantle as the Athens of the South, the city of Nashville constructed a life-size replica of the Parthenon for Tennessee’s centennial celebrations in 1897. Its architects ...

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That doesn't mean Nashville won't make a case to try ... It's a city that features an exact replica of the Parthenon and an NFL team that was named with that Greek connection in mind.

Just outside of Nashville is a sprawling outdoor oasis loved by locals and visitors alike, home to a majestic stone staircase ...

The Parthenon is probably one of the most iconic ... to disseminate basic concepts to large audiences. However, these replica models are hardly ever used for analytical purposes.

Every year tourists come to Greece to marvel at the Parthenon’s caryatids in Athens ... Kypriotakis adds finishing touches to a plaster replica of an ancient statue of Spartan warrior king ...

In the summer of 1897, a team of architects in Nashville completed a life-size replica of the Parthenon — an homage to classical Greece in the heart of the American South. They expected to bask ...

In early 19th-century London, the arrival of temple artworks taken from the Acropolis of Athens inspired both poetic raptures ...

You can now get a sense of the awe-inspiring Parthenon in all its former glory thanks to a multiyear endeavor merging history and 3D computer modeling. University of Oxford archeologist Juan de Lara ...

Late legend George Jones is honored by the historic Ryman Auditorium, joining life-size sculptures of Charley Pride, Loretta ...

A researcher simulated the Athenian temple’s lighting conditions at different times of the day, discovering that its interior ...