The Nashville Companion

A full-scale Parthenon that outlasted the fair it was built for, live music pouring out of every Broadway honky-tonk, and hot chicken worth the wait --- Tennessee's Music City, with room to make it yours. The Nashville Companion's signature chapter takes on a question most visitors never think to ask: The 'Temporary' Parthenon That Nashville Never Took Down. Nashville has a full-scale replica of the Parthenon in Athens, originally built to last about a year, standing today nearly 130 years later.