acropolis museum - caryatid statues

September 10th 2022
Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance… ~ Epicurus, Greek Philosopher HE SAID... Today we were continuing to explore the ancient city of Athens. We woke early and headed down to the intimate breakfast room at Hotel Attalos. As always, I opted for a bowl of Greek yoghurt topped with muesli and cranberries, and we hydrated with many cups of ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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This blog documents the feeding of our travel addiction - one country at a time. Travel is an essential part of our life, and we'll continue to travel until our addiction wanes (which probably won't be in this lifetime)! The more we travel, the more we see; and the more we see, the more we understand that we know so little - which is a brilliant thing. We love the little corner of south eastern Australia we call home, but we are at our happiest when throwing ourselves into a new adventure and experiencing new cultures. Rather than doing round-the-world trips, our preferred style of trave... full info

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3rd March 2023

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Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

Haven't I read about those...
When I saw your picture I started to think that I read something about those statues. Especially when you said that there used to be six of them and that there now are only five. I checked Wikipedia and it turns out I remember correctly. "The Caryatid porch of the Erechtheion in Athens, Greece. These are now replicas. The originals are in the Acropolis Museum (with one in the British Museum)." The sixth one they have in London. /Ake

5th March 2023

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Ren & Andrew

Re: Haven't I read about those...
The Caryatid statues are a favourite of mine, and it was amazing to see the original statues in the Acropolis museum. I hope that at some point the sixth one will be returned to its home :)

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