Archaeological Museum of Samothrace
The Archaeological Museum of Samothrace is located in Samothrace of the Evros regional unit, in Greece. It has four rooms and an atrium, presenting the following: The museum was designed by Stuart Shaw, an architect based at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and built by the American School of Classical Studies, Athens in 1939–55.Photo: ale3andro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours: 8:00 AM—3:30 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Greece
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of the Great Gods and Rotunda of Arsinoe II.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
Archaeological site
Photo: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Samothrace Temple Complex, known as the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, is one of the principal Pan-Hellenic religious sanctuaries, located on the island of Samothrace within the larger Thrace. Sanctuary of the Great Gods is situated 270 metres southeast of Archaeological Museum of Samothrace.
Rotunda of Arsinoe II
Archaeological site
Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rotunda of Arsinoe II is an archaeological site, which is situated 260 metres southeast of Archaeological Museum of Samothrace.
Neorion
Archaeological site
The neorion at Samothrace was a long, rectangular, monumental structure built to house a dedicatory ship to the gods at the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the Greek island of Samothrace in the northern Aegean Sea. Neorion is situated 230 metres southeast of Archaeological Museum of Samothrace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palaiopoli and Samothrace.
Samothrace
Photo: Handrian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Samothraki is a small island that is the conical tip of a mountain rising out of the sea in the North Aegean Islands of Greece.
Kamariotissa
Village
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Kamariotissa is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Archaeological Museum of Samothrace.
Archaeological Museum of Samothrace
- Categories: archaeological museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Samothrace, Evros, East Macedonia and Thrace, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.50272° or 40° 30′ 10″ northLongitude
25.52807° or 25° 31′ 41″ eastOperator
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Archaeological Museum of Samothrace” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Arqueològic de Samotràcia”
- Chinese: “薩莫色雷斯考古博物館”
- Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الاثرى فى ساموثراك”
- Finnish: “Samothrákin arkeologinen museo”
- French: “Musée archéologique de Samothrace”
- Greek: “Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Σαμοθράκης”
- Portuguese: “Museu Arqueológico de Samotrácia”
- Russian: “Археологический музей Самотраки”
- Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico de Samotracia”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary of the Great Gods (Hall E) and Sanctuary of the Great Gods Museum.
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