World famous holiday hotspot attraction makes huge change – first time in 220 years

The Parthenon is a former temple that was dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered among the high points of classical Greek art, and it is viewed as an enduring ...
The Nation

Why We’re Still Fighting Over Elgin’s Marbles

In A.E. Stallings’s Frieze Frame, the poet retells the many conflicts, political and cultural, the ransacked portion of the Parthenon has inspired. Sir William Gell (British, 1774–1836), The Removal ...
GoodNewsNetwork

Man Returns Dad’s ‘Souvenir of Parthenon’ and Turns Out it Was Even Older Acropolis Relic

In 2022, an elder Chilean man walked into the Greek embassy in Santiago on a mission: to turn himself in. Not that 77-year-old Enrico Tosti-Croce had done anything wrong, but rather he was putting a ...
Finance & Commerce

Parthenon briefly free of scaffolding after 20 years

ATHENS, Greece — It was a rare sight on Athens’ skyline, and it didn’t last long: The Parthenon was without scaffolding for the first time in years. Greek residents and visitors in recent weeks ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Man Brought His Father’s ‘Piece of the Parthenon’ to Greek Officials. They Said It Was From an Even Older Temple in the Acropolis of Athens

Key concepts: What is the Parthenon? One of Greece's most famous structures, this temple sits on the hill of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built between 447 and 438 B.C.E., and dedicated to the ...
Keep Talking Greece

Greece fumes over dinner in Parthenon Marbles hall at the British Museum

“Disrespectful” and “inappropriate” was Greece’s angry comment to the high class charity dinner of the British Museum hosted in the hall of the Parthenon Marbles last Saturday. “Such actions are ...
Tennessean

What is the giant gold head statue outside The Parthenon in Nashville? What to know

A large gold statue of Fannie Lou Hamer's head sits outside the Nashville Parthenon as part of an exhibit. The "Colossal Head" is one of 24 pieces in Alan LeQuire's "Monumental Figures" exhibit. The ...
WTVF

Family Friendly Find: Celebrate the 35th anniversary of Athena in the Parthenon with new art

Thirty-five years ago, Alan LeQuire became Nashville’s most prominent sculptor with the unveiling of Athena Parthenos. Now, he is returning to the Parthenon with a new body of work that celebrates ...
familydestinationsguide

This Historic Greek Temple In Tennessee Is Too Beautiful To Keep Secret

Imagine turning a corner in Nashville and suddenly finding yourself face-to-face with ancient Greece. No, you haven’t accidentally stepped through some magical portal or onto a movie set—you’ve ...
familydestinationsguide

This Iconic Greek Temple In Tennessee Will Transport You To A Different Era

You’re strolling through a lush green park in Nashville when suddenly—BAM!—ancient Greece materializes before your eyes. No, you haven’t accidentally stumbled through a time portal or onto a movie set ...
Tennessean

New Nashville Parthenon art exhibit honors pioneering Vanderbilt doctor Mildred Stahlman

Sculptor Alan LeQuire's "Monumental Figures" exhibit at The Parthenon in Nashville honors 22 influential women. The exhibit features busts of the honorees surrounding LeQuire's 42-foot Athena statue.
Greek City Times

Going the Last Mile for the Parthenon Sculptures

According to an article just published in the leading Greek newspaper Kathimerini, titled “Last Mile for the Marbles “by K. P. Papadiochou and Sakis Ioannidis, the Greek Government and the British ...