National Archaeological Museum
Athens
The National Archaeological Museum in Athens is one of the world's most important museums, housing a vast collection of artifacts from Greek antiquity.
Top 5 Facts
- The museum was established in 1829 and is the largest archaeological museum in Greece.
- It houses over 11,000 exhibits, offering a comprehensive view of Greek civilization from prehistory to late antiquity.
- The museum's collection includes the famous Mask of Agamemnon, a gold funeral mask discovered at Mycenae.
- The Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek analog computer, is one of the museum's most intriguing exhibits.
- The museum's neoclassical building was designed by L. Lange and completed in 1889.
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