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Μουσείο ΑκρόποληςThe Acropolis Museum stands at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. Its collection includes finds from the summit and slopes of the hill. The top floor displays scu…
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The Acropolis Museum stands at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. Its collection includes finds from the summit and slopes of the hill. The top floor displays scu…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe Acropolis of Athens stands on a rocky hill above Athens. The buildings on its summit include the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Propylaea and the Temple of Ath…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe Ancient Agora of Athens lies northwest of the Acropolis. It was a centre of commerce and public life in ancient Athens. Its archaeological site includes the Sto…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanAt the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, a neoclassical house near the National Garden holds a collection that stretches from prehistory into the twentieth century.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe Byzantine and Christian Museum is on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue in Athens. The museum was founded in 1914 and moved to Villa Ilissia, the former residence of the…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanHadrian’s Library is north of the Acropolis. The emperor Hadrian built the library in 132 CE. A Corinthian gateway led to its inner courtyard.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanKerameikos brings together old city gates, a cemetery and the remains of roads leading out of Athens. The museum adds a closer look at the objects found here.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanMonastiraki is a neighbourhood in the old town of Athens. It has a flea market and a public square. The church of the Pantanassa stands on the square.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanMount Lycabettus is a hill in central Athens. A funicular climbs from Kolonaki to the summit, where the chapel of Saint George looks out over the city.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe Museum of Cycladic Art is in Athens. It opened in 1986 to house the collection of Cycladic and ancient Greek art of Nikolaos and Dolly Goulandris.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe National Archaeological Museum in Athens holds antiquities from many sites across Greece. Its collections include prehistoric objects from Mycenae and the Cycla…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe National Garden began as a royal garden behind what is now the Greek Parliament. Its winding paths lead past ponds, plantings and remains of Roman Athens.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe Panathenaic Stadium was a venue for the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The white marble stadium stands between the hills of Agra and Ardittos.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanPhilopappos Hill stands southwest of the Acropolis. Its summit holds a monument honoring Philopappos, a Roman consul. The hill is also known as the Hill of the Muse…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanPlaka is a historic neighbourhood of Athens on the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis. The neighbourhood has narrow streets and neoclassical architecture.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe Roman Agora lies east of the Ancient Agora in Athens. It was built during the Roman era. The Tower of the Winds stands beside the eastern gate.
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanSyntagma Square is in central Athens. Across Amalias Avenue, the former royal palace houses the Hellenic Parliament. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier stands in front…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanAt the Temple of Olympian Zeus, a group of standing columns gives a sense of the scale of the ancient sanctuary. The Roman emperor Hadrian completed the temple cent…
Original tori for EnglishRead wetin e meanThe municipal market of Athens is also called the Varvakios Market. It stands at 42 Athinas Street and has a dedicated fish market as well as meat vendors.
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