Thirty-five years ago, Alan LeQuire became Nashville’s most prominent sculptor with the unveiling of Athena Parthenos. Now, he is returning to the Parthenon with a new body of work that celebrates ...

The Roosevelt poster on freedom is timeless. I thought about its message while on the Parthenon. In early October 2025, I was on the Acropolis admiring the Parthenon, its beauty and architectural ...

A Nashville related question left all three participants stumped during Thursday night's final Jeopardy! round. When Jeopardy! host, Ken Jennings, asked the question,"The 42-foot-high statue of Athena ...

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The marble for this stunning octastyle, peripteral, Doric temple (with Ionic architectural elements), came from nearby Mount Pentelikon. It was designed to house a huge statue of Athena Parthenos ( 26 ...

An iconic European attraction can now be seen without scaffolding for the first time in 20 years. The Parthenon was constructed around 2,500 years ago in the middle of the 1st century BC by the ...