National Archeological Museum of Athens is a must visit site for you while you are on your Athens Tours. National Archeological Museum of Athens holds some of the most significant artifacts from several archaeological places of Greece from primeval to late ancient times. It is believed that one of the large museums of the earth, it comprises the amplest compilation of relics from the Greek antique worldwide. National Archeological Museum of Athens is conveniently located at the Exarhia area of central Athens, which is set in between the streets Bouboulina, Epirus and Tositsa.
National Archeological Museum of Athens features an impressive neo-classical decoration that was very prevalent in Europe at that time. It is in complete agreement with the classical style artifacts that it holds of. The initial plan of National Archeological Museum was considered by the architect Ludwig Lange and was later customized by Panages Kalkos. At the front of the National Archeological Museum of Athens, there is a spacious neo-classic decoration garden with sculptures.
The collections of National Archeological Museum of Athens are wide ranging. You can see the Prehistoric collection of Neolithic, Cycladic, Mycenaean in its collections. The collections of the sculptures are interesting. Vase and Minor Objects Collection will make you amazed. You can also find here Santorini findings, Metallurgy Collection and Stathatos Collections. Some more collections include Vlastos Collection and Egyptian Art collection, which was donated by Alexander Rostovich and Demetrios Ioannou. Visitors can also see some works of the prehistoric artists in the museum. The artists whose works are presented herein, are Scopas, Myron, Lydos, Euthymides, Agasias, Agoracritus, Cimon of Cleonae, Aison, Polygnotos and Damophon.
Collections of National Archeological Museum of Athens feature Loutrophoros, sculpture work, Hydria, amphora, Krater, Skyphos, Pelike, and lekythos vessels, Stele, frescoes, jewelry, tools, weapons, coins, toys and other ancient items. The artifacts of National Archeological Museum of Athens were obtained from archaeological excavations in Santorini, Tiryns, Mycenae, Vaphio, Dodona, Rhamnous, Lycosura, Aegean islands, Delos, the Temple of Aphaea in Aegina, the Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia in Sparta, Pylos, Thebes, Athens, the Antikythera wreck and from various other places across Greece.National Archeological Museum of Athens is conveniently accessible by the Athens metro. It is in five minutes’ walking distance from Viktoria station and a 10 minute walking away from Omonoia station.
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