Nashville is very well known to be an artful city, not because of any scenic or breath taking landscapes or any other place, but for Parthenon and the art galleries or the music events conducted at this place.

The Parthenon Nashville is a complete physical monument and replica of the one in Athens. We can say that the Parthenon is a very important attraction place in Nashville. It holds galleries in the East and West wings.

Parthenon at Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthenon_(Nashville)

History of the Parthenon

http://nashville.about.com/cs/historynsites/a/parthenon.htm

The East wing has an exhibition of contemporary paintings and a few historic Greek goddesses. Each painting carries a story, depicting a certain situation from history. The West wing on the other hand encourages new forms of artworks. For example, recently they have put up an exhibition of technology based art designs, i.e., designs generated by the computer.

Parthenon Gallery Info

http://www.nashville.gov/Parthenon/Galleries/index.asp

The museum also holds a Cowan Collection, which is a collection of all the art forms collected by a James M. Cowan. The museum pays homage to the great collector, who had collected articles of a span from 1765 to 1923. The specialty of the collectibles is that they are all made by Americans.

The Parthenon is open throughout the year and is closed only on Mondays. The admission fee for adults is about $6 and for children it above 4 years will be about $4. The museum is functional from 9am to 4 30pm from Tuesday to Saturday, while it opens at 12 30pm and closes by 4 30pm on Sundays. So, plan if you plan to travel to Nashville, then you just cannot miss this historic place.

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The Parthenon stands as a magnificent center piece of Centennial Park which is a top-notch public park of Nashville drawing in thousands of tourists every year. The Parthenon Nashville is actually a full-blown replica of the Parthenon in Athens which was built in Ancient Greece as shrine of goddess Athena. Just like the Parthenon in Greece the key attraction of Parthenon Nashville is also a 42ft statue of the Greek goddess Athena.

Info about Parthenon in Nashville from Wikipedia

This magnificent replica of ancient architecture as actually built in Nashville in 1897 as a part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Originally this Parthenon was built with plastic and wood but a more permanent structure with cement and brick was built in 1935. The statue of goddess Athena was built by Alan LeQuire in 1990. This regal statue is an exact replica of the Grecian sculpture in Athens and forms the central attraction of the Nashville Parthenon just as it is the major attraction of its Athenian counterpart.

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Details about Nashville Parthenon and Athena Statue from Official site of Nashville

If you are planning to travel to Nashville TN then you can afford to leave out a visit to Nashville Parthenon out of your itinerary. Not only would this magnificent replica of Greek Parthenon beguile you with its enchanting beatuty but the Parthenon also acts as an art museum where you can see many beautiful pieces of art. There are additional gallery spaces within the Parthenon of Nashville which also often acts as temporary venue for various art shows.

http://www.nashville.org/parthenon/

You certainly deserve to make your travel to Nashville a memorable one, provided you know exactly what the things to do at Parthenon Nashville are. Known to be the land of music, it's quite natural for you to be entertained at your best by the country music - the typical rhythms and lyrics, classics and rock-and-rolls - throughout your stay at Nashville TN.

Twist and tap to the live music encompassing all genres at the Nashville clubs, bars, hotels and various other locations almost every night of the week. Help yourself with a better overview offered at http://www.10best.com/Nashville,TN/

What are the most common things to be done at Nashville, TN?

1. Nashville never falls short of activities and "things-to-do" for its visitors. Yes, there are a plethora of things to be done and enjoyed out here in this tinsel town! The District and Music Valley pledges to be one of the hot spots for visitors to enjoy the rocking nightlife coupled with the animated District and congenial Music Valley.

2. It may be that you're not much of music lover. So what are the available options for you? You can either check out one the sports bars or the dance clubs, the dinner theaters, coffee houses, the museums or even the comedy clubs to entertain yourself.

Travel to Nashville is never said to be complete without a visit to the Nashville Ballet, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Nashville Opera and Tennessee Performing Arts Center. Get to know some of the best tourist spots across Nashville at http://www.essortment.com/travel/topthingsna_slbv.htm.

3. Shopping is yet another option for the tourists. Country-western products and antiques are their specialty.

During your travel to Nashville, do visit City of Parks that proudly displays its natural beauty along thousands of acres of parkland.