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Herod Atticus Odeon vs Acropolis Museum
Both are highly recommended by writers. Overall, Acropolis Museum is the choice of most writers compared to Herod Atticus Odeon. Acropolis Museum is ranked #2 in Athens with positive reviews from 8 publications including Travel + Leisure, Frommer's and Afar Magazine.
Herod Atticus Odeon
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Odos Dionissiou Areopayitou, Athens, Greece
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Fodor's
"Hauntingly beautiful, this ancient theater was built in AD 160 by the affluent Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Regilla."
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To enter you must hold a ticket to one of the summer performances
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Excavated in 1857–58 and completely restored... performances of drama, music and dance are held here during the Athens Festival."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Completed in 161 B.C. this odeon bears the name of a rich Greek administrator of Roman origin who had it built in memory of his wife."
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Afar Magazine
"An ancient showplace for a modern play."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Completed in 161 BC, this odeon bears the name of a rich Greek administrator of Roman origin who had it built in memory of his wife."
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Acropolis Museum
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Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Makrigianni District, Athens 11742, Greece
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Frommer's
"Designed by Bernard Tschumi (and Michalis Fotiadis), the 21,000-sq.-m (226,000-sq.-ft.) glass-and-concrete museum is stunning."
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Fodor's
"The Acropolis Museum nods to the fabled ancient hill above it but speaks... in a contemporary architectural language."
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Lonely Planet
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"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."
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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."
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Afar Magazine
"One of my most wondrous experiences was a year or two ago at the Acropolis Museum, which is devoted to archaeology."
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