Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Question: Inside Nashville’s replica Parthenon stands the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western world, a gilded statue of which Greek goddess?

Answer: Athena. The statue of Athena Parthenos inside Nashville’s Parthenon stands nearly 42 feet tall, making it the tallest indoor sculpture in the Western world. Sculptor Alan LeQuire completed it in 1990, and it was later gilded with more than eight pounds of gold leaf to mirror the long-lost original that once stood in ancient Athens.