There was a family discussing the dedication plaque outside the Parthenon in Nashville. I wish I'd just gotten over my shame and recorded them and for the life of me I can't remember what they were saying. So I recorded Neal's take on it instead.
The funny thing about having to defend this particular replica is the redundancy of this kind of architecture. Obviously, a couple of columns on your front porch is not the same thing as a full-scale replica of the Parthenon, but the whole neo-classical thing is huge! There are columns and pediments all over this country! Why doesn't anyone describe the White House, for example, as kitschy?
9.05.2007
defending the Parthenon
Posted by Becky G. at 9/05/2007 07:26:00 PM
Labels: art and stuff, thesis (seriously), travel
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I couldn't understand the dialog! Jo
Hmmm...Is your volume turned down? Hey, I should go into IT support with a question like that!
Oh, and BTW, if you want to actually read the plaque, which is completely impossible in the video, check out the full Nashville recap. Scroll down a bit and there it is. It's fairly legible in the photo.
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