Exterior view of the of the New Acropolis Museum, Athens, Greece, designed by Bernard Tschumi, showing preserved 4th century A.D. ruins beneath the building.

Each crate will take up to 2 1/2 hours to reach the new museum, traveling just a few meters above ground level, according to Zambas. Up to four crates will make the trip every day.

The Parthenon, the centrepiece of Athens' Acropolis temple complex, was rebuilt in the heyday of the Athenian state in the 440s BC, following its earlier destruction by the Persians. It was only ...

The ground floor is mostly glass and is raised on concrete stilts to showcase the archaeological work ... The New Acropolis Museum will display some of the remaining original frieze along with ...

The new Acropolis Museum opened its gates Sunday to hundreds of visitors eager to explore its vast collection of sculptures and artifacts from ancient Greece. IE 11 is not supported.

With 150,000 square feet of exhibition space, 10 times that of its predecessor, the museum presents layer upon layer of Acropolis history, from about 1000 BC to AD 700.

New Acropolis Museum in Athens, ... looking up to the ground level. ... the Museum has presented a number of temporary exhibitions in a lower-floor gallery over the past year.

ATHENS, Greece — Gods, heroes and long-dead mortals stepped off their plinths into the evening sky of Athens on Saturday during the lavish launch of the new Acropolis Museum, a decades-old dream ...

Acropolis Museum: Athens unveils its bid for the Marbles. Greece’s New Acropolis Museum is a formidable rival to the British Museum and has renewed debate about the Elgin Marbles.

Greece opens the gates of the long-awaited Acropolis Museum on Saturday, hoping the modern glass and concrete building will help bring back the Classical Parthenon sculptures from Britain.