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Iliou Melathron (Schliemann House)

Panepistimiou 12, 10671, Athens

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The neoclassical building of Iliou Melathron was designed and built in 1878 by Ernst Ziller, intended to be the home of german archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann, who was doing excavations in Troy (Ilium). Today it houses the Numismatic Museum of Athens.

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Panepistimiou 12
Syntagma
10671
Athens
Attica, Greece
Greece
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+302103632057

+302103632057

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