An Assignment On The Parthenon
My assignment on the Parthenon
Mary M Dean
HUM111045VA016-132-001
CHAD REDWING
3/10/2013
Abstract
We didn’t have the money to go to Greece to the parathion so I had to go to the one in Nashville TN. It was a very interesting place to visit. Me and my husband went they cost was only $6 for adults so that was a great price to pay to walk through this wonderful place called the Parthenon. We went on March 8th. The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 615-862-8431Current Operating Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00am-4:30pm CLOSED Sundays & Mondays Expanded Summer hours June 1 - August 30, call 615-862-8431 for more information. I will be telling …show more content…
The Parthenon, made of plaster, wood and brick, is the first building to begin construction for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
1897 The Tennessee Centennial Exposition is held May 1 - October 30, 1897. Like a world's fair, all the exhibit buildings are temporary and made of inexpensive materials. Over the six month duration, approximately 1.8 million people attend the Centennial.
1898 The majority of the Centennial buildings are moved or destroyed. The Parthenon remains the centerpiece of the empty fair grounds.
1901 The Nashville Board of Parks is created.
1902 Centennial Park is established out of much of the Tennessee Centennial grounds. The Parthenon stands at the center of the new municipal park.
1915 The temporary nature of the plaster Centennial Parthenon is obvious. The pediment sculptures are removed for safety reasons.
1920 The city of Nashville decides to make the Parthenon a permanent aggregate concrete structure. Local architect Russell Hart is hired for the reconstruction. See the …show more content…
2001 The restoration of Nashville's Parthenon is complete and the official unveiling celebration is held on December 31, 2001.
2002 June 3 - the Athena statue is placed back in scaffolding as the gilding process begins. The statue is being gilded in gold to more closely resemble the original Athena Pantheons
The only full-size replica of the Parthenon is in Nashville, Tennessee, which seems pretty unusual! It was interesting to see the size of the building and to watch the video inside which tells about the Parthenon in Greece. It was a good opportunity to get some ancient History and a sight to see. The statue itself is very helpful in understanding the Greek culture, but the story of the people who got this together and built is impressive in its own right. Good for both ancient history and our American heritage. It was truly impressive in size, scale, building, everything. Walk all around and read as much as I could about the Athena statue itself. The statue is amazing and the gold leaf on her dress is stunning...MUST See when in Nashville. The Parthenon is an exact replica of the original in Greece and the detail is fantastic Statue. The amount of astonishment of this figure and statue is breath taking. It was an overall amazing experience for me and my husband. This statue is located inside the Parthenon and is an artistic representation of what the original gold statue of Athena would have looked like 2500
Mary M Dean
HUM111045VA016-132-001
CHAD REDWING
3/10/2013
Abstract
We didn’t have the money to go to Greece to the parathion so I had to go to the one in Nashville TN. It was a very interesting place to visit. Me and my husband went they cost was only $6 for adults so that was a great price to pay to walk through this wonderful place called the Parthenon. We went on March 8th. The Parthenon 2500 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203 615-862-8431Current Operating Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00am-4:30pm CLOSED Sundays & Mondays Expanded Summer hours June 1 - August 30, call 615-862-8431 for more information. I will be telling …show more content…
The Parthenon, made of plaster, wood and brick, is the first building to begin construction for the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
1897 The Tennessee Centennial Exposition is held May 1 - October 30, 1897. Like a world's fair, all the exhibit buildings are temporary and made of inexpensive materials. Over the six month duration, approximately 1.8 million people attend the Centennial.
1898 The majority of the Centennial buildings are moved or destroyed. The Parthenon remains the centerpiece of the empty fair grounds.
1901 The Nashville Board of Parks is created.
1902 Centennial Park is established out of much of the Tennessee Centennial grounds. The Parthenon stands at the center of the new municipal park.
1915 The temporary nature of the plaster Centennial Parthenon is obvious. The pediment sculptures are removed for safety reasons.
1920 The city of Nashville decides to make the Parthenon a permanent aggregate concrete structure. Local architect Russell Hart is hired for the reconstruction. See the …show more content…
2001 The restoration of Nashville's Parthenon is complete and the official unveiling celebration is held on December 31, 2001.
2002 June 3 - the Athena statue is placed back in scaffolding as the gilding process begins. The statue is being gilded in gold to more closely resemble the original Athena Pantheons
The only full-size replica of the Parthenon is in Nashville, Tennessee, which seems pretty unusual! It was interesting to see the size of the building and to watch the video inside which tells about the Parthenon in Greece. It was a good opportunity to get some ancient History and a sight to see. The statue itself is very helpful in understanding the Greek culture, but the story of the people who got this together and built is impressive in its own right. Good for both ancient history and our American heritage. It was truly impressive in size, scale, building, everything. Walk all around and read as much as I could about the Athena statue itself. The statue is amazing and the gold leaf on her dress is stunning...MUST See when in Nashville. The Parthenon is an exact replica of the original in Greece and the detail is fantastic Statue. The amount of astonishment of this figure and statue is breath taking. It was an overall amazing experience for me and my husband. This statue is located inside the Parthenon and is an artistic representation of what the original gold statue of Athena would have looked like 2500