Tag: National Museum of History

A macabre exhibit from 1821 in the Museum of the Old Parliament

A visit to a museum is always a journey through time, in a culture, or in history. Especially when it has to do with the 1821 revolution in Greece, one can find many exhibits, relics, and even paintings in many museums of Greece. This is also the case with the National Museum of History otherwise called the Museum of the Old Parliament. There are treasures there, that you won't see anywhere else. In this museum which is in the heart of Athens, you can see many exhibits including the costume ...

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Meet the National Historical Museum in the Old Parliament

Time travel with exhibits from the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 up to the Second World War In Kolokotroni Square, in the spaces around the old parliament, the National Historical Museum is housed in the Old Parliament. Exhibits from the Fall of Constantinople to the Second World War, next to the watchful eye of Theodoros Kolokotronis. Paintings, banners, traditional costumes, weapons are some of the exhibits that will accompany the visitor on his journey through time. At the entrance of the museum, there is an interactive painting that unfolds the ...

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