Nashville, Tennessee Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Parks and gardens== [[File:Parthenon.at.Nashville.Tenenssee.01.jpg|thumb|right|[[Parthenon (Nashville)|The Parthenon]] in Nashville's [[Centennial Park (Nashville)|Centennial Park]] is a full-scale reconstruction of the original Greek [[Parthenon]].]] [[Nashville Board of Parks and Recreation|Metro Board of Parks and Recreation]] owns and manages {{convert|10200|acre}} of land and 99 parks and greenways (accounting for more than 3% of the total area of the county). [[Warner Parks]], situated on {{convert|2684|acre}} of land, consists of a {{convert|5000|sqft|adj=on}} learning center, {{convert|20|mi}} of scenic roads, {{convert|12|mi}} of hiking trails, and {{convert|10|mi}} of horse trails. It is also the home of the annual [[Iroquois (horse)|Iroquois]] [[Steeplechase (horse racing)|Steeplechase]]. The [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] maintains parks on [[Old Hickory Lake]] and [[Percy Priest Lake]]. These parks are used for activities such as fishing, [[water skiing]], sailing and [[boating]]. The Harbor Island Yacht Club makes its headquarters on Old Hickory Lake, and Percy Priest Lake is home to the Vanderbilt Sailing Club and [[Nashville Shores]]. Other parks in Nashville include [[Centennial Park (Nashville)|Centennial Park]], [[Shelby Park (Nashville)|Shelby Park]], Cumberland Park, and [[Radnor Lake State Natural Area]]. On August 27, 2013, Nashville mayor Karl Dean revealed plans for two new riverfront parks on the east and west banks of the Cumberland River downtown. Construction on the east bank park began in the fall of 2013, and the projected completion date for the west bank park is 2015. Among many exciting benefits of this Cumberland River re-development project is the construction of a highly anticipated outdoor amphitheater. Located on the west bank, this music venue will be surrounded by a new {{convert|12|acre|ha|adj=on}} park and will replace the previous thermal plant site. It will include room for 6,500 spectators with 2,500 removable seats and additional seating on an overlooking grassy knoll. In addition, the {{convert|4.5|acre|ha|adj=on}} east bank park will include a river landing, providing people access to the river. In regard to the parks' benefits for Nashvillian civilians, Mayor Dean remarked that "if done right, the thermal site can be an iconic park that generations of Nashvillians will be proud of and which they can enjoy".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://wkrn.com/2013/08/27/amphitheater-more-parks-planned-for-nashville-riverfront/ |title=Amphitheater, more parks planned for Nashville riverfront |work=WKRN.com |first=Chris |last=Bundgaard |date=August 27, 2013 |access-date=October 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003607/http://wkrn.com/2013/08/27/amphitheater-more-parks-planned-for-nashville-riverfront/ |archive-date=October 30, 2017 }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page