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Athens War Museum

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Museum's various activities include the publication of books, the establishment and maintenance of monuments and memorials and the aid to services and agencies all over Greece. The Museum's exhibition areas are distributed over four levels (floors) and present images of Greek history from antiquity
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mainly from Greece and its neighbouring regions. Furthermore, exhibits from the Antiquity, which testify to the presence of man from the Neolithic and early Bronze Age to classical antiquity. Visitors can see exhibits about
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In 1964 the Greek Government decided to create a war museum, which was finally founded in 1969. The design of the museum was undertaken by a team of distinguished
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The Athens War Museum is dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of war artifacts, as well as the documentation and study of the
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Legislative decree 132/1969 on the establishment of war museum. Νομοθετικόν διάταγμα 132/1969 «Περί Ιδρύσεως Πολεμικού Μουσείου» (ΦΕΚ Α ́ 35)
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Museum's exterior mainly houses several artillery guns from different eras, as well as decommissioned aircraft of the
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from the early Bronze Age up to the present day. The museum also serves as an educational venue for school visits.
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Established in 1975, the museum hosts collections that span the period from antiquity through the modern times.
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The interior houses the permanent exhibit of weapons collection, donated to the Greek Army by
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The building was erected in 1972 based on the modern trends of the time, with influences from the
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Exhibits are presented on all of Greece's military engagements of  the 20th century:
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to the present. The museum's centerpieces are weaponry from conflicts where
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neighborhood in Athens also serves as a branch of the War Museum.
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The Greek military flag used during the Victory Parade in
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Athens International Airport Archaeological Collection
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AIAS — anti-aircraft guided, ground & air missile
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Vassilissis Sofias Avenue
Athens
Greece
Coordinates
37°58′31″N 23°44′43″E / 37.97528°N 23.74528°E / 37.97528; 23.74528
Military museum
Athens Metro
Athens Metro Line 3
Evangelismos station
www.warmuseum.gr
Greek
military museum
Greek Armed Forces
Athens city center
Athens Metro station
Evangelismos
architects
Thucydides Valentis
National Technical University of Athens
Bauhaus school
President of the Hellenic Republic
Konstantinos Tsatsos
Minister of Defense
Evangelos Averoff
Thessaloniki
Chania
Rethymno
Nauplion
Tripoli

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