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Ryman Auditorium is a 2,362 seat live performance venue located at 116 5th Avenue North. It is best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry from 1943 to 1974. (moved to the Grand Ole Opry House)

The Parthenon in Centennial Park, in Nashville, Tennessee, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens.

It was designed by architect William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition.

As an art museum, the Parthenon's permanent collection on the lower level is a group of 63 paintings by 19th and 20th century American artists, donated by James M. Cowan. Additional gallery spaces provide a venue for a variety of temporary shows and exhibits.

The main level contains a replica, completed in 1990, of the Athena Parthenos statue that was in the original Parthenon in Athens.

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