In Popular Culture
The Parthenon served as the location for the political rally in the climactic scene of Robert Altman's 1975 film Nashville.
It was also used as a backdrop for the battle against the Hydra in the 2010 movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
It features in the title and lyrics of the song Nashville Parthenon from the album Etiquette by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone.
Read more about this topic: Parthenon (Nashville)
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