The Parthenon - the city’s secret inner chamber with Athena

Nashville's full-scale replica of the Athenian Parthenon was built for the 1897 Tennessee Centennial Exposition and serves as the centerpiece of Centennial Park. Inside the building is a 42-foot-tall replica of the statue Athena Parthenos, constructed in the 1990s and housed within the Parthenon's inner chamber, which many visitors consider a surprising 'secret' behind the classical exterior. The structure functions as an art museum and contains permanent and rotating exhibits about the original Parthenon and the Nashville replica.