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Greek Folk Art Museum (Museo Ellinikis Laikis Technis) vs Temple of Olympian Zeus
Greek Folk Art Museum and Temple of Olympian Zeus are both rated very highly by writers. Overall, Temple of Olympian Zeus is the choice of most reviewers compared to Greek Folk Art Museum. Temple of Olympian Zeus scores 87 with endorsements from 6 sources such as Fodor's, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
Greek Folk Art Museum (Museo Ellinikis Laikis Technis)
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Kidathineon 17, Plaka, Athens, Greece
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Fodor's
"Focuses on folk art from 1650 to the present, with especially interesting embroideries, stone and wood carvings... and Karaghiozis (shadow player figures)."
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Don't miss the room of uniquely fanciful landscapes and historical portraits
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This superb collection gathers secular and religious folk art, mainly from the 18th and 19th centuries."
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Lonely Planet
"As the name suggests, this museum takes a historical journey through a well-displayed collection of tools and machinery, spread out in a warren of small rooms in a stately early 19th-century Plaka house."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"This museum lets visitors admire the rich colours and designs of the embroideries... and the variety of traditional costumes."
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Let's Go
"This small, quiet, and well-organized museum houses a collection of authentic Greek folk art, modest in size, but impressive in scope and quality."
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
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At Leoforos Vas. Olgas and Amalias and easily seen from the street, Athens, Greece
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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."
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The site is floodlighted on summer evenings, creating a majestic scene
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"You can’t miss this striking marvel, smack in the centre of Athens."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"The temple was only completed in 132 A.D., under Emperor Hadrian, who erected a huge statue to Zeus."
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Afar Magazine
"Those pillars are impressive, and they give you a great idea of just how colossus this temple once was."
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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)."
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