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- Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum is one of the most important archaeological museums in the world, dedicated to the monuments of the Acropolis of Athens. Located at the foot of the sacred hill on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, the museum opened in 2009 and is a striking example of modern architecture, combining glass, concrete, and natural light.
The museum’s collection spans from the Mycenaean period to late antiquity, with a strong focus on the 5th century BCE — Athens’ Golden Age. Highlights include original sculptures from the Parthenon, fragments of the frieze, metopes and pediments, the Caryatids from the Erechtheion, archaic kouroi and korai, and finds from the southern slopes of the Acropolis.
One gallery replicates the exact layout of the Parthenon, allowing visitors to see how the frieze and sculptures were originally arranged. Glass floors reveal the archaeological excavations of ancient Athenian neighborhoods beneath the building.
The Acropolis Museum is more than a collection of artifacts — it is a living dialogue with antiquity. It offers a profound experience of ancient Greek aesthetics, philosophy, and cultural power in their original context.
