Many well known celebrities have called Nashvlle home, including Jimi Hendriks , Reese Witherspoon , Faith Hill and Tim McGraw (Click Image For A Fun Video Featuring Faith Hill, Tim McGraw And Jimmy Kimmel). However one of Nashville’s most fascinating residents is truly larger than life. The Greek Goddess Athena .
Nashville is probably best known around the country as the Music City. But Nashville’s other nickname is “The Athens of the South”. Built in 1987 as part of the 1897 State Centennial , the Parthenon is a full-scale replica of the original marvel of classical architecture in Athens, Greece. Look around you. Everywhere you look you will see buildings influenced by the Parthenon . Whether it’s your local courthouse or the Supreme Court Building you will see shadows cast by the design of the Parthenon. The most
Central to the Lincoln Memorial and the Parthenon are their imposing sculptures.