Parthenon
noun
Par·the·non
ˈpär-thə-ˌnän 
: a Doric temple of Athena built on the acropolis at Athens in the fifth century b.c.
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Nashville is renowned as the country music capital, birthplace of hot chicken, and Athens of the South, complete with a full-scale replica of the Parthenon.
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025
Minoan Palace Complexes Location: Crete, Greece Long before the Parthenon in Athens, the Minoans were building labyrinthine palace complexes across Crete (the Parthenon was built by around 432 B.C., while the Minoan palace complexes date as far back as 1900 B.C.).
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
Those with expendable capital began purchasing restaurants and gyro joints, places like Greektown’s famed Greek Islands, which has been around since 1971, or the nearby Parthenon (where Kelaidis’ grandparents had their first wedding anniversary), which closed in 2016 after 48 years in business.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
See the Parthenon, visit the Acropolis Museum, and enjoy sweeping city views.
—Mina Agnos, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
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Nancy Vienneau, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2025
Minoan Palace Complexes Location: Crete, Greece Long before the Parthenon in Athens, the Minoans were building labyrinthine palace complexes across Crete (the Parthenon was built by around 432 B.C., while the Minoan palace complexes date as far back as 1900 B.C.).
—AFAR Media, 21 July 2025
Those with expendable capital began purchasing restaurants and gyro joints, places like Greektown’s famed Greek Islands, which has been around since 1971, or the nearby Parthenon (where Kelaidis’ grandparents had their first wedding anniversary), which closed in 2016 after 48 years in business.
—Charlie Kolodziej, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
See the Parthenon, visit the Acropolis Museum, and enjoy sweeping city views.
—Mina Agnos, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025
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“Parthenon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Parthenon. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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