Acropolis Museum is ranked #2 out of 18 things to do in Athens. ... U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids ...

Caryatid sculptures are treated with a dual-wavelength system in a public viewing area at the Acropolis Museum in Athens. Scientists have set up an advanced laser laboratory in a public area of the ...

The Caryatid statues, which until the late 1970s propped up a section of the Erechtheion Temple on the Acropolis, are being cleansed of grime inside the museum where they're now housed.

The same attitude led Lord Elgin, a British nobleman, to remove many Acropolis sculptures in the early 19th century – including one of the Caryatids. Imprisoned sister ...

In this March 28, 2014 photo, conservator Costas Vassiliadis uses a laser to clean a Caryatid at the Acropolis museum in Athens. “The laser beam hits the black crust formed on the surface of the ...

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The ...

The Acropolis is a very busy place, ... The Erechtheion temple was dedicated to several deities, and features the famous Caryatids, or statues of women that hold up the building.

The Parthenon The Parthenon stands as an enduring symbol of ancient Greece and its democratic ideals. Perched majestically on ...