Acropolis Museum among 20 best in the world
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The design, by Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi, is itself an allegory of unification: the Acropolis Museum [Credit: GETTY] |
"With 8,000 square meters of exhibition space and a full range of visitor amenities, the Acropolis Museum tells the story of life on the Athenian Acropolis and its surroundings by uniting collections formerly dispersed in multiple institutions, including the small Acropolis Museum built in the 19th century," the architects said.
They refer to the museum's features, which are designed with spare horizontal lines and utmost simplicity.
"The Museum is deliberately non-monumental, focusing the visitor's attention on extraordinary works of art. With the greatest possible clarity, the design translates programmatic requirements into architecture," according to the editors of Archdaily.
Source: ANSA [May 20, 2014]
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