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When Persians Destroyed Athens: The Burning of Acropolis and the Rebuilding of a City

Greek Reporter 30 Mar 2025

The Parthenon was built decades after the Persian destruction of Athens and the Acropolis ... Acropolis home to ... The surviving fragments of these sculptures are housed in the Acropolis Museum in Athens.

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Full Guide to the Acropolis of Athens: Top 10 Monuments to See

Greek Reporter 23 Mar 2025

According to the Acropolis Museum, the structure replaced the Archaios Neos, or ancient temple of Athena Polias, which was partly destroyed by the Persians sixty years prior ... Most of the original pieces are on display in the Acropolis Museum.

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The Mystery of the Centaur Head Taken from the Parthenon by Denmark

Greek Reporter 23 Mar 2025

National Museum Denmark ... In fact, this makes the heads at the National Museum particularly valuable compared to the marble pieces on the Acropolis, of which some have only recently been brought indoors.

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Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Returned to Greece from Met

Greek City Times 22 Mar 2025

... the Olympia museum ... For Greece, it also fuels hope in its long-standing campaign to reclaim the Parthenon Sculptures from the British Museum, which were removed from the Acropolis in the 19th century.

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Greek Revolution-Era Costumes Come Alive in Amazing Photos

Greek Reporter 22 Mar 2025

Vangelis Kyris Photographer/National History Museum ... Vangelis Kyris Photographer/National History Museum ... Their joint exhibitions have been showcased in various venues, including the Acropolis Museum in Athens and the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv.

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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major ...

Wtop 21 Mar 2025

Athens is hoping the new, more open approach will boost its decades-long campaign for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, taken from the Acropolis in Athens in the 19th century and now in the British Museum.

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An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move

North Shore News 21 Mar 2025

Athens is hoping the new, more open approach will boost its decades-long campaign for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures, taken from the Acropolis in Athens in the 19th century and now in the British Museum.

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Antikythera Wreck and Minoan Art Take Center Stage

Greek City Times 19 Mar 2025

This expansion is poised to draw even more than the 600,000 visitors the museum currently hosts each year, solidifying its position as Greece’s second most-visited museum, behind only the Acropolis Museum.

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Homer’s ‘Iliad’ to Echo Through Acropolis Museum for World Poetry Day

Greek City Times 18 Mar 2025

This Friday, the timeless verses of Homer’s Iliad will resonate in the courtyard of the Acropolis Museum, as Greece celebrates World Poetry Day with a free, day-long event hosted by ERT’s Third Program.

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Homer’s ‘Iliad’ to be recited at Acropolis Museum for World Poetry Day

Ekathimerini 17 Mar 2025

Selected rhapsodies from Homer’s Iliad will be read in modern Greek in the courtyard of the Acropolis Museum on Friday, as part of a free event celebrating World Poetry Day hosted by ERT’s Third Program.

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Eid, summer holiday travel: Destinations, best stays, visa essentials

The Peninsula 16 Mar 2025

Doha, Qatar. With the holiday season fast approaching, now is the perfect time to start planning for Eid Al-Fitr and summer vacations ... • Victoria and Albert Museum ... • Museum PASIFIKA ... • Louvre Museum ... • War Remnants Museum ... • Acropolis. • Acropolis Museum ... .

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An avid reader, Xi sees power in mutual learning among civilizations

Xinhua 15 Mar 2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, visit the Acropolis Museum, accompanied by Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and his wife, Vlassia Pavlopoulou-Peltsemi, in Athens, Greece, Nov.

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Xi Jinping -- a champion of mutual learning among civilizations

People Daily 15 Mar 2025

In November 2019, during his first state visit to Greece, Xi toured the Acropolis Museum at the foot of the iconic and ancient Acropolis ... Dimitrios Pandermalis, then president of the Acropolis Museum.

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Archdiocese of America to Promote Greek History, Orthodox Christian Heritage

Greek Reporter 13 Mar 2025

The Acropolis of Athens ... Other productions expected to make their way across the Atlantic include the Hellenic Cosmos’ interactive tours of the Acropolis during the Age of Pericles, Ancient Olympia, the Ancient Agora of Athens and others.

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ICOM Red List of Greek Cultural Objects at Risk – International Council of Museums

Greek City Times 12 Mar 2025

Developed with input from museum ... The event at the Acropolis Museum, attended by numerous esteemed participants, underscores the international acknowledgment of Greece’s efforts in this domain.

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When Persians Destroyed Athens: The Burning of Acropolis and the Rebuilding of a City

Full Guide to the Acropolis of Athens: Top 10 Monuments to See

The Mystery of the Centaur Head Taken from the Parthenon by Denmark

Ancient Bronze Griffin Head Returned to Greece from Met

Greek Revolution-Era Costumes Come Alive in Amazing Photos

An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major ...

An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move

Antikythera Wreck and Minoan Art Take Center Stage

Homer’s ‘Iliad’ to Echo Through Acropolis Museum for World Poetry Day

Homer’s ‘Iliad’ to be recited at Acropolis Museum for World Poetry Day

Eid, summer holiday travel: Destinations, best stays, visa essentials

An avid reader, Xi sees power in mutual learning among civilizations

Xi Jinping -- a champion of mutual learning among civilizations

Archdiocese of America to Promote Greek History, Orthodox Christian Heritage

ICOM Red List of Greek Cultural Objects at Risk – International Council of Museums

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