Old Acropolis Museum
The Old Acropolis Museum was a major archaeological museum in Athens, Greece, on the archeological site of the Acropolis. It is built in a niche at the eastern edge of the rock and most of it lies beneath the level of the hilltop, making it largely invisible.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: former museum on the Acropolis of Athens
- Also known as: “The Acropolis Museum”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parthenon and Erechtheion.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilization, and democracy. Parthenon is situated 100 metres west of Old Acropolis Museum.
Erechtheion
Photo: Chepry, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Erechtheion or Temple of Athena Polias is an ancient Greek Ionic temple, on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, that was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena. Erechtheion is situated 140 metres northwest of Old Acropolis Museum.
Theatre of Dionysus
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The Theatre of Dionysus is an ancient Greek theatre in Athens. It is built on the south slope of the Acropolis hill, originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Anafiotika and Plaka.
Anafiotika
Neighborhood
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Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Plaka
Quarter
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Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.
Acropolis
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Makrygianni or Makriyanni is a neighborhood of Athens, Greece. Also known as Acropolis, it is located in the south side of Acropolis and bounded between the avenues Dionysiou Areopagitou and Syngrou.
Old Acropolis Museum
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97139° or 37° 58′ 17″ northLongitude
23.7278° or 23° 43′ 40″ eastElevation
168 metres (551 feet)Open location code
8G95XPCH+H4OpenStreetMap ID
way 910010375OpenStreetMap feature
building=museum
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Old Acropolis Museum” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “متحف أكروبوليس القديم”
- Arabic: “متحف الأكروبوليس القديم”
- Bulgarian: “Стар музей на Акропола”
- Chinese: “宙斯柱廊”
- Chinese: “舊衛城博物館”
- German: “Altes Akropolis-Museum”
- Greek: “Παλαιό Μουσείο Ακρόπολης”
- Greek: “Παλαιό Μουσείο της Ακρόπολης”
- Italian: “Vecchio Museo dell’Acropoli”
- Japanese: “旧アクロポリス博物館”
- Slovenian: “stari muzej Akropole”
- Spanish: “Antiguo Museo de la Acrópolis”
- Western Armenian: “Հին Աքրոբոլիս թանգարան”
Localities in the Area
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