There is a replica Parthenon in Nashville, USA.

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There is a replica Parthenon in Nashville, USA.

Postby DaveAgain » Sun Jul 10, 2022 3:31 am

The Parthenon in Nashville is the world’s only exact-size and detail replica of the original temple in Athens, Greece.

When Tennessee celebrated its 100th year of statehood with the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Nashville took advantage of its nickname “Athens of the South” and built the Fine Art Building as a copy of Athens’ most famous building and the epitome of Greek classical architecture.

Although built to be temporary, as were all the buildings of the Centennial, the Parthenon crystallized for Nashvillians their image of themselves and their city and they were loathe to tear it down at the conclusion of the exposition. The exterior coating, sculpture and decorative work were made of plaster and soon deteriorated. Repeated patching kept destruction at bay for several years, but in 1920 the city was forced to a permanent solution: tear it down or rebuild it in lasting materials.

The Parthenon built for the Centennial was not a replica on the inside; its interior was a series of galleries for exhibiting the enormous collection of paintings and sculptures borrowed from Europe and throughout the United States for the Exposition. The permanent structure, however, was to be a compete replica and as accurate as scholarship would allow, recreating the camber of the horizontal lines, the inclination of columns and walls and the entasis of the columns. Due to various financial crises, work continued haltingly until its completion in 1931.

https://www.nashvilleparthenon.com/history
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Re: There is a replica Parthenon in Nashville, USA.

Postby Le Baron » Sun Jul 10, 2022 10:37 am

Further down it has:
The Parthenon in Athens was carved out of Pentelic marble and it took the Athenians approximately 10 years to construct the building, 447-438 BCE

So roughly the same time span, but with much older technology and no modern tools. I say it's a win for state funding. They didn't have to fundraise. 8-)

Have you seen this replica? I think it would be amazing to see such a thing in this finished state.
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