Meet our very own Athena Parthenos. Standing tall in the city’s full-scale Parthenon, she’s more than a sculpture; she’s a symbol of civic imagination, artistic ambition, and timeless mythology.

That changed May 20, 1990, when the 42-foot-tall Athena Parthenos statue was unveiled to a crowd of thousands. Eight years in the making, the statue was created by Alan LeQuire, ...

In this video, the Metropolitan Museum of Art takes viewers behind the scenes of the installation of Athena Parthenos, an ancient Greek sculpture from around 170 B.C.

And yet, for all of the various items wedged into the galleries, there is but one thing that should have been enough to entice art lovers, both amateur and professional, to make the trip up to the Met ...

Contrary to what these participants may believe, the statue of Athena is not located in Juneau, Springfield or Little Rock. See how they fumbled the Nashville question.

We call the Parthenon the Parthenon because of that statue, the Athena Parthenos—Athena the virgin, the maiden. The statue seems to have been over 12 meters tall, nearly 40 feet tall.

Sculptor Alan LeQuire's work has been on display for more than three decades, including "Athena" at the Parthenon and "Musica" in the Music Row Roundabout. His latest piece is found at the Parthenon.

For some statues, like the famous "Athena Parthenos," small traces of color are even visible to the human eye. ART OF THE ANCIENT WORLD on view now at the Museum of Fine Arts. What art events are you ...

Sculptor Alan LeQuire is no stranger to making large-scale art: His re-creation of Athena Parthenos in Centennial Park's Parthenon and the Musica statue at the Music Row Roundabout are two ...

We call the Parthenon the Parthenon because of that statue, the Athena Parthenos—Athena the virgin, the maiden. The statue seems to have been over 12 meters tall, nearly 40 feet tall.