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Photographer: Sandra Hughes
Taken: September 26, 2009
Caption: Athena Parthenos / Alan Lequire, Sculptor
Additional Description: The Parthenon in Athens, Greece, was built in the 5th century B.C. to house the 42 foot tall statue of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Benevolent Protector of Athens. The hugh statue was sculpted by Phidias of Ivory and Gold.

Nashville's Parthenon, the world's only full scale replica of the original, existed for 93 years without the central figure of Athena. On May 20, 1990, Nashville's Athena Parthenos was unveiled.

This statue was made possible through the efforts of the citizens of Nashville and the world who contributed generously to the Athena Fund Foundation under the guidance and leadership of the Anne Friedrich Roos, Founder.

Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation
James H Fyke, Director
Submitted: February 21, 2011, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA.
Database Locator Identification Number: p145181
File Size: 2.585 Megabytes

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