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ParthenonvsAcropolis Museum
Both are praised by expert writers. On balance, Acropolis Museum is preferred by most writers compared to Parthenon. Acropolis Museum has a TripExpert Score of 97 with accolades from 8 sources like The Telegraph, Afar Magazine and Travel + Leisure.
Parthenon
Michelin Guide
Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
Lonely Planet Michelin Guide
Acropolis, Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 10558, Greece
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Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"This Doric temple was built in the epoch of Pericles by Iktinos, under Phidias. His statue, dedicated to Athena, decorated the sanctuary." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Acropolis is one tourist-filled site in Athens you can’t miss." Full review
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Get there early to avoid the crowds (or go at night with a date and a bottle of wine), and don’t forget to wear sturdy shoes for the climb up.
Afar Magazine "Catching the Erechtheion of the Acropolis on a clear day. Catching the Erechtheion of the Acropolis on a clear day. Catching the Erechtheion of the Acropolis on a clear day." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"More than any other monument, the Parthenon epitomises the glory of Ancient Greece." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The Parthenon, a Doric temple, was built in the era of Pericles by Iktinos, under the direction of Phidias." Full review
Acropolis Museum
Frommer's
Fodor's Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure Afar Magazine
Let's Go Michelin Guide
The Telegraph
U.S. News & World Report Frommer's
Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Makrigianni District, Athens 11742, Greece
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Frommer's "Designed by Bernard Tschumi (and Michalis Fotiadis), the 21,000-sq.-m (226,000-sq.-ft.) glass-and-concrete museum is stunning." Full review
Fodor's "The Acropolis Museum nods to the fabled ancient hill above it but speaks... in a contemporary architectural language." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The imposing modernist building brings together the surviving treasures... including items formerly held in other museums or storage, as well as pieces returned from foreign museums." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The museum holds more than 4,000 artifacts, including five of the six original caryatids returned by Britain, but its crown glory is the Parthenon Gallery." Full review
Afar Magazine "One of my most wondrous experiences was a year or two ago at the Acropolis Museum, which is devoted to archaeology." Full review
Let's Go "The first floor of the museum is dedicated mainly to beautiful works of pottery and other votive offerings to the slopes of the Acropolis." Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"After entering this place, how will you leave it?" Full review
The Telegraph "Archaic and classical finds from the Acropolis site are displayed here – proud statues of the ancients and life-like stone carvings of animals." Full review
U.S. News & World Report1.0
"Houses various archaeological findings from the Acropolis. Key exhibits include a relief of Athena Nike, several carved statues from Erechtheion and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts." Full review
Frommer's "It's impossible to miss the glass-and-concrete façade of this 21,000-square-meter (226,000-square-feet), startlingly modern museum—there's nothing else like it within miles of the Acropolis" Full review
