Here is Nashville's carbon copy of the Parthenon.
A late-comer to this thread; suffering with the flu.
So if the Nashville copy is a complete restoration, why aren't the areas behind the metopes (those little sculptures on the entablature) painted the bright colors I've heard about?
Like An American Mother, I, too, have heard that the ancient temples were painted, although I had not seen such a bright example as the Peplos Kore she posted earlier. I keep forgetting exactly what the colors used were: green, red, and blue, but where they were on the Parthenon I can't remember. That's why I'd like to see the Nashville "copy" with the "real" colors. (Actually, I have to confess I do like the "white" classical ideal better...it's less garish than the reconstructions.)
I liked the story of the marble chips being scattered. Typical. Far better to have the tourists get those chips than chip off the originals.
Now...if we can only get the Parthenon taken to London to save it from further acid rain decay. Think Lord Elgin can be revived? :)