ArtVisualizer Press Media | Archie Visual Design & Art Review

June 20th 2009 is the opening of the Acrpolis Museum, over 40 years of planning, which is designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects, located in the historic area of Makryianni, the £110m ($182m; 130m euros) museum stands some 300 meters (980 feet) southeast of the Parthenon. The top floor (Parthenon Gallery) offers a 360-degree panoramic view of the Acropolis and modern Athens. The exhibition space, measuring more than 14,000 square meters (150,000 square feet), houses some of the most famous works of classical antiquity. These works are artistic expressions of a deep political change that transformed the ancient city of Athens during the 5th century BC, subsequently marking entire eras from antiquity to modernity.

The Acropolis unites collections that are currently housed in multiple institutions, including the outdated Acropolis Museum (built in the 19th century with gallery space of 1,450 square meters, or 15,500 square feet).