Step 1 : Introduction to the question "In which U.S. state would you find a full-size replica of the the Parthenon?"
The Parthenon in Centennial Park, in Nashville, Tennessee, is a full-scale replica of the original Parthenon in Athens. It was designed by Confederate veteran William Crawford Smith and built in 1897 as part of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Today the Parthenon, which functions as an art museum, stands as the centerpiece of Centennial Park, a large public park just west of downtown Nashville. The re-creation of the 42-foot statue Athena is the focus of the Parthenon just as it was in ancient Greece. The replica of the original Parthenon in Athens serves as a monument to what is considered the pinnacle of classical architecture.