Those arriving in Athens for the first time generally head immediately for the Acropolis. There are very few visitors who are not already familiar with the image of this distinctive citadel of ancient Athens, perched on its steep flat-topped rock above the sprawling city. It is the spot where Athens, and classical Greek civilisation, began, and the site of a collection of beautiful temples, most dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena. The ruins that remain visible today date from the 4th century BC, most of them erected by Pericles after the Persians destroyed many of the original Acropolis buildings. Visitors toil up the slopes past the souvenir stands and enter the site through the monumental entrance way, the Propylaia, which in ancient times contained an art gallery. To the right of the entrance is the tiny temple of Athena Nike, reconstructed and restored. The Parthenon, the greatest surviving monument of Doric architecture, is the biggest drawcard on the Acropolis, built of Pentelic marble quarried from the distant mountains, which form the backdrop to the magnificent view of Athens from the Acropolis. Alongside the Parthenon is another temple, the Erechtheion, which bears holes on its northern porch where Poseidons trident struck it during his contest with Athena to have the city named after him. There is a museum on the Acropolis, too, where some of the carving and friezes recovered from the temples are on show, although many of the archaeological finds from the Acropolis are now housed in the British Museum in London.
The Museum occupies the S.E. of the rock of the Acropolis where the sanctuary of Pandion once stood. The Museum contains mainly pedimental sculpture, reliefs and statues found on the rock of the Acropolis, which formed part of the decoration of its buildings or were dedicated to the goddess Athena. Among the latter is the unique collection in the world of statues of female figures of the archaic era known as the “Korai” with the well known archaic smile, such as the Kore of Lyons, the Kore of Naxos, the Kore of Chios, the Peploforos Kore, the Kore of Antinor, the Kore of Euthidikos, etc. From the remaining votive offering sculptures, those of outstanding interest are the Moschoforos, Rampin’s horseman, a hunting dog, the Boy by Kritias, the head of the blonde youth, etc. There are also sphinxes, four-horse chariots and many votive reliefs such as that of Lenormant, Athena in Meditation, etc.
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Preston : Britain
Preston is a city and local government district in North West England. It is the county town of Lancashire, and is on the River Ribble. Preston was granted the status of a city in 2002.
Preston is famous for, among other things, Preston North End F.C., one of the oldest Football League teams, St Walburge's Church (the tallest church in England, with the third-highest spire at 94 metres), and a large bus station (with 79 gates).
Attractions in Preston
The Harris Museum
St Walburge's Church
The National Football Museum
The Museum of Lancashire
The Lancashire Queens Regiment Museum
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum
Parks in Preston
Miller Park,
Museum of Military History
I. Szent Gyorgy ter Wing A of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 356-9522
Open: Jun-Sep Tue-Sun 10-18h, Oct-Mar Tue-Sun 10-16h
Hungarian National Gallery
I. Szent Gyorgy ter, Wing B,C&D of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 224-3700
Open: Tue-Sun 10-18h
Statue Park
XXII. Balatoni ut Budapest Hungary
Phone.: 227-7446
Open: 10-night
Museum of History of Budapest
I. Szent Gyorgy ter, Wing E of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 375-7533
Open: Mar-Oct Wed-Mon 10-18h; May-Sep every day 10-18h; Nov-Feb Wed-Mon 10-16h
Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art
I. Szent Gyorgy ter, Wing A of the Royal Palace Budapest
Phone.: 375-9175
Open: Tue-Wen 10-18h, Thu 10-20h, Fri-Sun 10-18h
Museum of Aquincum
III. Szentendrei ut 139 Budapest Hungary
Phone.: 368-8241
Open: 15-30
Opened in 1973, the Van Gogh Museum houses the collection of paintings bequeathed from the Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh to his brother Theo. The paintings were transferred to the Vincent Van Gogh Foundation in 1962 by Vincent’s nephew Vincent Willem Van Gogh, on the initiative of the Dutch government, and they have been on permanent loan to the museum ever since. Located in the Museumplein in the centre of Amsterdam, between the Rijksmuseum and the Stedelijk Museum, the modern glass building was designed by the Dutch architect Gerrit Rietveld. It contains the world’s largest collection of works by Van
The Stedelijk Museum has responsibility for a large part of the collection of modern art belonging to the City of Amsterdam. This diverse collection counts more than 100,000 objects from 1850 to the present: paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, graphic design, applied arts, industrial design and new media.
The Museum, built in 1895 on the Museumplein, presently comprises 52 galleries, including the New Wing that was added in 1954. In addition there are a museum shop, library, restaurant and auditorium, among other facilities. An important component of the Museum are its restoration ateliers, specialising in specific modern art restorations.
This museum
Horten is a town and municipality in the county of Vestfold, Norway, located along the Oslofjord.
The municipality was previously called Borre, but after a referendum in 2001, changed to Horten in June 1, 2001. The district also includes the villages Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum and Nykirke.
Points of interest
Marinemuseet - The Naval Museum - is the oldest existing museum of its kind in the world, founded in 1853. At the Naval Museum you can find many ships, including KNM Rap, the world's first torpedo boat from 1873.
Preus Fotomuseum - The Norwegian Museum of Photography - is a unique museum located in the
