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speeches), bronze ballots and formidable collection. It is a
2 " items from everyday life such good idea to plan ahead and
Ancient Agora as some terracotta toys and be selective when visiting the
Αρχαία Αγορά leather sandals. The best- museum and not attempt to
preserved ruins on the site are
cover everything in one visit.
EXPERIENCE Athens Adrianoú 24, Monastiráki covered theatre, and the into five main collections:
⌂ Main entrance at
The exhibits can be divided
the Odeion of Agrippa, a
§ 210 32 10 185 q Thiseío,
Neolithic and Cycladic;
Hephaisteion, a temple to
Monastiráki # 8am–8pm
Mycenaean, Geometric and
Hephaistos, which is also
daily (to 3pm Nov–Apr)
Archaic; Classical sculpture;
known as the Theseion.
¢ Main public hols
Roman and Hellenistic
The Agora was the political
collections. Smaller collections
and religi ous heart of ancient
that are also worth seeing
Athens. Also the centre of 3 "'- sculpture; and the pottery
commercial and daily life, it National include the stunning Eleni
abounded with schools and Archaeological Stathatou jewellery collection
elegant stoas filled with Museum and the Egyptian rooms.
shops. The state prison was Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο The many high points of the
here, as was the mint, which museum range from the
made the city’s coins inscribed ⌂ 44 Patissíon, Exárhia unique finds of the grave
with the famous owl symbol. q Omónia or Viktória circle at Mycenae, in particular
The main building standing # Apr–Oct: 8am–8pm daily the gold Mask of Agamemnon,
today is the impressive two- (from 1pm Mon); Nov–Mar: to the Archaic kouroi statues
storey stoa of Attalos. This was 9am–4pm Tues–Sun (1–8pm and the unrivalled collection
Mon) ∑ namuseum.gr
rebuilt between 1953 and 1956 of Classical and Hellenistic
on the original foundations When it opened in 1891, this statues. Two of the finest
and using ancient building museum brought together
materials. Founded by King pieces that had previously
Attalos II of Pergamon (ruled been stored all over the city.
159–138 BC), it dominated During World War II this Did You Know?
the eastern quarter of the priceless collection was
Agora until it was destroyed in dispersed and buried under- The Odeion of Agrippa
AD 267. It is used today as a ground to protect it from was built by a
museum, exhibiting the finds any possible damage. The Roman statesman as a
from the site. These include museum reopened in 1946, gift to the people
legal artifacts, such as a but it took another 50 years of of Athens.
klepsydra (a water clock that renovation and reorganization
was used for timing plaintiffs’ to finally do justice to its

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