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Acropolis Museum vs Temple of Olympian Zeus

Both are rated very highly by travel writers. On balance, Acropolis Museum is the choice of most professionals compared to Temple of Olympian Zeus. Acropolis Museum comes in at #2 in Athens with recommendations from 8 reviews such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.

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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Temple of Olympian Zeus
Temple of Olympian Zeus
8 / 10
At Leoforos Vas. Olgas and Amalias and easily seen from the street, Athens, Greece
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Fodor's Fodor's
"This gigantic temple was completed in AD 132 by Hadrian, who also commissioned a huge gold-and-ivory statue of Zeus for the inner chamber." Full review
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The site is floodlighted on summer evenings, creating a majestic scene
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"You can’t miss this striking marvel, smack in the centre of Athens." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The temple was only completed in 132 A.D., under Emperor Hadrian, who erected a huge statue to Zeus." Full review
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"Those pillars are impressive, and they give you a great idea of just how colossus this temple once was." Full review
Michelin Guide Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This temple, whose ruins stand beyond the Arch of Hadrian, was one of the largest in the Greek world (107m by 41m)." Full review
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