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The museum is ultra modern, bright and state-of-the art. There are five main sections. The Gallery of the Slopes takes a look at structures on the slopes, sanctuaries, settlements and artifacts found during excavation there. Visitors can look down through a glass floor to see excavated areas. The Archaic Gallery (7th century BC-479BC) covers the ancient temple; the Hekatompedon, the Acropolis' oldest structure and the votives, offerings made to the gods. You can see the female figures (Korai) and horse riders (Hippeis) and other sculptures from all sides. In the Parthenon Gallery you can see a video presentation; marble inscriptions recording the building costs of the temple and see the Pan
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Museo ng Acropolis
15 Dionysiou Areopagitou The museum is ultra modern, bright and state-of-the art. There are five main sections. The Gallery of the Slopes takes a look at structures on the slopes, sanctuaries, settlements and artifacts found during excavation there. Visitors can look down through a glass floor to see excavated areas. The Archaic Gallery (7th century BC-479BC) covers the ancient temple; the Hekatompedon, the Acropolis' oldest structure and the votives, offerings made to the gods. You can see the female figures (Korai) and horse riders (Hippeis) and other sculptures from all sides. In the Parthenon Gallery you can see a video presentation; marble inscriptions recording the building costs of the temple and see the Pan
The National Historical Museum (Greek: Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο, Ethnikó Istorikó Mouseío), founded in 1882, is the oldest of its kind in Greece. It is located in the Old Parliament House at Stadiou Street in Athens, which housed the Hellenic Parliament between 1875 and 1932.
The museum houses the collection of the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece (IEEE), founded in 1882. It is the oldest collection of its kind in Greece, and prior to its transfer to the Old Parliament, was housed in the main building of the National Technical University.
The collection contains historical items concerning the period from the capture of Constantinopolis by the Ottomans in 1453 to the Second Wor
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Pambansang Museo ng Kasaysayan (Lumang Kapulungan)
13 StadiouThe National Historical Museum (Greek: Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο, Ethnikó Istorikó Mouseío), founded in 1882, is the oldest of its kind in Greece. It is located in the Old Parliament House at Stadiou Street in Athens, which housed the Hellenic Parliament between 1875 and 1932.
The museum houses the collection of the Historical and Ethnological Society of Greece (IEEE), founded in 1882. It is the oldest collection of its kind in Greece, and prior to its transfer to the Old Parliament, was housed in the main building of the National Technical University.
The collection contains historical items concerning the period from the capture of Constantinopolis by the Ottomans in 1453 to the Second Wor
The Benaki Museum ranks among the major institutions that have enriched the material assets of the Greek state. It is also the oldest museum in Greece operating as a Foundation under Private Law. Through its extensive collections that cover several different cultural fields and its more general range of activities serving more than one social need, the Benaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complex structure within the broader network of museum foundations in Greece.
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Benaki Toy Museum
138 PireosThe Benaki Museum ranks among the major institutions that have enriched the material assets of the Greek state. It is also the oldest museum in Greece operating as a Foundation under Private Law. Through its extensive collections that cover several different cultural fields and its more general range of activities serving more than one social need, the Benaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complex structure within the broader network of museum foundations in Greece.
The museum is housed in an imposing neoclassical building of the end of the nineteenth century, which was designed by L. Lange and remodelled by Ernst Ziller. The vast exhibition space - numerous galleries on each floor accounting for a total of 8,000 square metres - house five large permanent collections:
The Prehistoric Collection, which includes works of the great civilizations that developped in the Aegean from the sixth millennium BC to 1050 BC (Neolithic, Cycladic, Mycenaean), and finds from the prehistoric settlement at Thera.
The Sculptures Collection, which shows the development of ancient Greek sculpture from the seventh to the fifth centuries BC with unique masterpieces.
The Vas
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National Archaeological Museum
44 28is OktovriouThe museum is housed in an imposing neoclassical building of the end of the nineteenth century, which was designed by L. Lange and remodelled by Ernst Ziller. The vast exhibition space - numerous galleries on each floor accounting for a total of 8,000 square metres - house five large permanent collections:
The Prehistoric Collection, which includes works of the great civilizations that developped in the Aegean from the sixth millennium BC to 1050 BC (Neolithic, Cycladic, Mycenaean), and finds from the prehistoric settlement at Thera.
The Sculptures Collection, which shows the development of ancient Greek sculpture from the seventh to the fifth centuries BC with unique masterpieces.
The Vas
Essentials
Bazaar Discount Market
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54 MitropoleosPharmacy at the entrance of the building
Shopping
Ermou Street (Greek: Οδός Ερμού, Odos Ermou, "Hermes Street"), one and a half kilometer-long road in central Athens, Greece, is in the next block of the building, connecting Kerameikos archaeological site with the Syntagma Square through Monastiraki,Psiri and Thiseio. With fashion shops and shopping centres promoting most international brands (Zara, H&M, Berska, Benetton, many shoes shops, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics e.t.c.) , it is in the top five most expensive shopping streets in Europe, and the tenth most expensive retail street in the world.
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Ermou
ErmouErmou Street (Greek: Οδός Ερμού, Odos Ermou, "Hermes Street"), one and a half kilometer-long road in central Athens, Greece, is in the next block of the building, connecting Kerameikos archaeological site with the Syntagma Square through Monastiraki,Psiri and Thiseio. With fashion shops and shopping centres promoting most international brands (Zara, H&M, Berska, Benetton, many shoes shops, accessories, jewelry, cosmetics e.t.c.) , it is in the top five most expensive shopping streets in Europe, and the tenth most expensive retail street in the world.
For designer clothing the area of Kolonaki at Voukourestiou street. At Solonos and Academias street as well. Prices are about the same like in other EU countries but if you are on times of summer and winter sales you can find very good prices mostly in clothing. A multitude of jewelers shops most of them located in the Syntagma Square and Kolonaki areas, have a wide selection of reproductions of ancient Greek jewels and traditional and modern designs. Most of them are hand made by local craftsmen.
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Estasyong Syntagma
Platia SintagmatosFor designer clothing the area of Kolonaki at Voukourestiou street. At Solonos and Academias street as well. Prices are about the same like in other EU countries but if you are on times of summer and winter sales you can find very good prices mostly in clothing. A multitude of jewelers shops most of them located in the Syntagma Square and Kolonaki areas, have a wide selection of reproductions of ancient Greek jewels and traditional and modern designs. Most of them are hand made by local craftsmen.
Getting Around
Metro station to the airport and train station to Piraeus and Kifisia
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Syntagma Square
Platia SintagmatosMetro station to the airport and train station to Piraeus and Kifisia
Metro station to the airport and train station to Piraeus and Kifisia
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Monastiraki
Metro station to the airport and train station to Piraeus and Kifisia