Parthenon became a symbol of Greek culture at the same time
achieving the peak of the Ancient World civilizations of the Mediterranean.
PARTHENON MUSEUM IN NASHVILLE
The Parthenon in Nashville, Tennessee is a full-scale
replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was built in 1897 as part of
the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.
Today the Parthenon, which functions as an art museum,
stands as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, a large public park just west of
downtown Nashville. Alan LeQuire's 1990 re-creation of the Athena Parthenos
statue is the focus of the Parthenon just as it was in ancient Greece. The
statue of Athena Parthenos within is a reconstruction of the long-lost original
to careful scholarly standards: she is cuirassed and helmeted, carries a shield
on her left arm and a small 6-foot-high (1.8 m) statue of Nike (Victory) in her
right palm, and stands 42 feet (13 m) high, gilt with more than 8 pounds (3.6 kg)
of gold leaf; an equally colossal serpent rears its head between her and her
shield. Since the building is complete and its decorations were polychromed
(painted in colors) as close to the presumed original as possible, this replica
of the original Parthenon in Athens serves as a monument to what is considered
the pinnacle of classical architecture. The plaster replicas of the Parthenon
Marbles found in the naos (the east room of the main hall) are direct casts of
the original sculptures which adorned the pediments of the Athenian Parthenon,
dating back to 438 BC. Many fragments of the originals are housed in the
British Museum in London; others are at the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
ATHENA STATUE
PARTHENON IN GREEK
Located in Athens, in the compound of the Acropolis, the
Parthenon looks towering above the city. At night, the Parthenon and the
Acropolis lit up in a sprinkling of light that can be seen from various parts
of the city.Square-shaped building was built in the 5th century BC by
Callicrates and Ictinus, which is intended as a replacement for the old temple
that has been established previously.
Parthenon is dedicated to the goddess Athena. No wonder if
in the temple is also built a large statue of Athena along with various reliefs
depicting various scenes.
Parthenon very appealing visually with white marble
construction, large size, and carving bervariasi.Mengingat amount of looting
and damage that have occurred, it is amazing to see the Parthenon is still in a
state of most of these utuh.Kuil was used both as a Christian church and a
mosque because the condition was assessed as layak.Sayangnya, in 1600, the
Ottomans used the Parthenon as a storage area amunisi.Hal is actually not going
to be a big problem. However, the ever exploding ammunition depot, causing
major damage.
Parthenon suffered further damage in the 1800s, when many of
the statues were transported by an Englishman named Lord Elgin who has received
permission from Ottoman.Salah a famous statue called The Elgin Marbles are
still a struggle between the British government with Yunani.
Parthenon continue to face the threat of damage due to high
levels of air pollution in Athena.Banyak columns and statues were left damaged
so that recovery efforts continue to be made to preserve the precious cultural
heritage of this.
Parthenon at night
