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Arch of Hadrian vs Acropolis Museum

Both are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Acropolis Museum scores significantly better than Hadrian's Arch. Acropolis Museum ranks #2 in Athens with accolades from 8 reviews such as Afar Magazine, Lonely Planet and Michelin Guide.

Arch of Hadrian
Arch of Hadrian
8 / 10
On Leoforos Amalias, Athens, Greece
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Fodor's Fodor's
"One of the most important Roman monuments surviving in Athens, Hadrian's Arch has become, for many, one of the city's most iconic landmarks." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Hadrian erected it in AD 132, probably to commemorate the consecration of the Temple of Olympian Zeus." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Hadrian's gate (from 131 A.D.) separated the Greek town from Hadrian's new Roman town." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
1 Star
"A great admirer of Athens and its culture, Hadrian contributed to embellishing the city with numerous buildings." Full review
Frommer's Frommer's
"The Roman emperor Hadrian built a number of monuments in Athens, including this enormous triumphal arch with its robust, highly ornamental Corinthian columns" Full review
Acropolis Museum
Acropolis Museum
9 / 10
Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Makrigianni District, Athens 11742, Greece
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Frommer's 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 Fodor's
"The Acropolis Museum nods to the fabled ancient hill above it but speaks... in a contemporary architectural language." Full review
Lonely Planet 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 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 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
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