Museum of Greek Folk Art, Athens
The Museum of Greek Folk Art showcases indigenous art and craft across various media such as painting, embroidery, weaving, shadow theatre, silverwork, metalwork, pottery, woodcarving , and sculpture from the 17th century onwards.
The Museum of Greek Folk Art showcases indigenous art and craft across various media such as painting, embroidery, weaving, shadow theatre, silverwork, metalwork, pottery, woodcarving , and sculpture from the 17th century onwards. The annexed Tzistarakis Mosque in Monastiraki Square where the entire collection was originally housed now displays the V Kyriazopoulos Collection of Folk Pottery.
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Museum of Greek Folk Art and Nearby Sights on Map
Museum of Greek Children's Art
Arch of Hadrian
The Arch of Hadrian was built in 131 AD to commemorate Roman Emperor's Hadrian's visit to the city
Agios Eleftherios Church
The 'little metropolitan' Agios Eleftherios Church is a Byzantine church next to the larger Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
Syntagma Square
Old Parliament House
The Old Parliament House, which was the seat of the Greek Parliament from 1875 to 1932, now houses the National Historical Museum
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was built by the Lysicrates, a wealthy patron of musical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the win of one of the choruses he had sponsored in 335 BC
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Plaka
Tomb of Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Greek Parliament Building on Syntagma Square is guarded by the legendary evzones, members of the Presidential Guard who dress in their unique traditional uniforms of kilts and shoes with pompoms