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| Arts and Culture |
Ryman Auditorium, the "Mother Church of Country Music" |
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| Much of the city's cultural life
has revolved around its large university community. Particularly
significant in this respect were two groups of critics and writers
who were associated with Vanderbilt University in the early
twentieth century, the Fugitives and the Agrarians |
Many popular tourist sites involve
country music, including the Country Music Hall of Fame and
Ryman Auditorium, which was for many years the site of the
Grand Ole Opry. Each year, the Country Music Association's
Fan Fair (renamed "CMA Music Festival" in 2003)
brings many thousands of country fans to the city.
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Other popular destinations
include Fort Nashborough, a reconstruction of the original settlement;
the Tennessee State Museum; and The Parthenon, a full-scale
replica of the original Parthenon in Athens, Greece. The graceful
State Capitol is one of the oldest working state capitol buildings
in the nation, while The Hermitage is one of the older presidential
homes open to the public. The Nashville Zoo is one of the city's
newer attractions.
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Civil War history is also important
to the city's tourism industry. Sites pertaining to the Battle
of Nashville and the nearby Battle of Franklin and Battle
of Stones River can be seen, along with several well-preserved
antebellum plantation houses such as Belle Meade Plantation
and Belmont Mansion.
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Nashville is also the home of the
Tennessee Performing Arts Center, where the Tennessee Repertory
Theatre makes its home. The Tennessee Performing Arts Center
is also home to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Nashville
Opera, and Nashville Ballet. The Nashville Symphony Orchestra
will eventually move to the Schermerhorn Symphony Center,
which is scheduled to be completed in 2007.
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