Athena Parthenos - large indoor statue in the Parthenon

The Parthenon in Nashville's Centennial Park houses a 42-foot statue of Athena sculpted by Alan LeQuire and completed in 1990; the statue is gilded with gold leaf. The Athena Parthenos in Nashville is commonly described in museum literature and tourism sources as the largest indoor statue in the Western Hemisphere. The statue is a modern recreation based on the ancient statue that once stood in the original Parthenon in Athens; the Nashville Parthenon itself is a full-scale replica of the original temple.