Greece’s Acropolis Museum has opened to the public a new section housing the remains of an ancient Athens neighborhood to mark its 10-year-anniversary, organizers said last Friday, June 21. The new 4,000-square-meter extension displays the remains of ancient baths and hot water pipes, public latrines, homes, wells and workshops, organizers said. ADVERTISEMENTMost of the remains are Roman and Byzantine but “some date back to Classical Athens,” said museum director Dimitris Pantermalis. Since it opened in June 2009, the Acropolis Museum has welcomed 14.5 million visitors. ADVERTISEMENTIt includes a section reserved for the disputed Parthenon Marbles, currently at the British Museum in London.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 23, 2019 12:45 UTC