I've heard of it and I'll check it out, as I'll be in Nashville in mid-June.
WC --- Michael Brady <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On May 28, 2008, at 10:10 AM, William Conger wrote: > > > Incidentally, > > painted architecture was also popular as evidenced > by > > traces found on ruins, etc. > > Go to Nashville, Tennessee, and see the Grand Ol' > ... > > > > > > > > Parthenon, a full-size replica, painted, festooned > with acroteria and > all the good stuff (--the only short coming is that > it's not made of > marble--) smack dab in the middle of town! > Originally erected for the > U.S. centennary, celebrating Nashville's image as > "the Athens of the > South." > > > There are numerous detailed, scale-model > reconstructions of > architectural monuments, such as of the Acropolis or > Harlicarnassus, > that attempt to replicate the originals in color and > ornamental > finish. See, e.g., > > http://photos.igougo.com/pictures-photos-s2-r1147560-p28661-Part_of_the_Temple_of_Zeus_and_Athena.html > http://photos.igougo.com/pictures-photos-s2-r1147560-p28660-A_Model_of_Pergamon.html > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
