U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...
The British Museum should return the ancient treasures to Greece for the sake of art, not nationalism.
Sir Stephen Fry, the distinguished British actor, writer, director, and well-known Philhellene, recently spoke at the ...
The Cradle of Western Architecture Athens is like a time machine that transports you back to the very roots of Western ...
One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a museum ... near Athens found a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright near the Acropolis. And a few weeks ago ...
This serene, open-air sculpture garden is a who’s who of ... National Archaeological Museum is superior to that of the Acropolis Museum. The curation may be old-fashioned, but the richness ...
Experience the magic of Greece: immerse yourself in its rich history, breathtaking landscapes and vibrant culture. A top ...
One might think that every piece of ancient Greek statuary is on display in a museum ... near Athens found a Roman-era statue of Hermes buried upright near the Acropolis. And a few weeks ago ...
The museum’s second-floor restaurant – and especially its angular terrace, jutting towards the Acropolis – offers ... as well as contemporary sculpture and murals. The Greek capital ...
The statue is considered to be an original work of Leochares, who also sculpted other likenesses of Alexander at the sanctuaries at Olympia and Delphi. Some scholars argue that Alexander’s bust at the ...
Visitors can see the new statue on a dedicated plinth on Diana Island. The Roman original stands in the Louvre museum in Paris ... Praxiteles that stood on the Acropolis in Athens.