Panathinaiko Stadio

“The Acropolis Museum is focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis. It also lies over the ruins of part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens. Bernard Tschumi's design revolved around three concepts: light, movement, and a tectonic and programmatic element. The collections of the museum are exhibited on three levels while a fourth middle-level houses the auxiliary spaces such as the museum shop and the café. On the first level of the museum, there are the findings of the slopes of the Acropolis. The long and rectangular hall has a sloping floor, resembling the ascension to the rock. Following the hall is a large trapezoidal hall that contains the archaic findings. On the same floor, there are artifacts and sculptures from the other Acropolis buildings such as the Erechtheum, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Propylaea and findings from Roman and early Christian Athens. Visitors are intended to see the latter during descent in order to keep the chronological order: they will first be directed to the top level, which displays the Parthenon marbles. The top level of the Museum sits askew on the lower levels to achieve the same cardinal orientation of the ancient temple on the Acropolis. The spacing of the columns of the Parthenon hall is the same as that of the ancient temple and the use of glass walls on all four exterior walls allows the natural light to illumine the Parthenon marbles as they do on the ancient temple. The 48 columns in the Parthenon hall mark the outline of the ancient temple and form a colonnade for the display of the Parthenon marbles. For ease of viewing, the pediment marbles are displayed at eye level in front of the end columns; the metopes are displayed on the columns, two per column, but not as high as in the ancient temple; and the frieze are displayed behind the metopes, forming a continuous band around the walls of a rectangular space set inside the columns, as in the ancient temple but not as high, again for ease of viewing. From the north side of the Parthenon hall, one can see the ancient temple above on the Acropolis. As the museum is built over an extensive archaeological site, some parts of the floor uses glass to allow visitors to see the excavations below. ”

“One of the most important archaeological sites in Athens. Just a breath away.”

“Walk up to Lycabettus Hill, have a drink after at Prasini Tenta - it is worth it”

“The Changing of the Guards in Athens Greece: The change of the guards takes place every hour by the military unit whose members stand proudly in perfect stillness in front of the Parliement. But every Sunday morning at 11 am, you can watch the official ceremony of changing of the guards with the official dresses.”