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Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

Posted 26 January 2013 3:21 GMT

Written byVeroniki Krikoni

Countries	Greece
Topics	Arts & Culture, Education, History, Technology, Travel, Citizen Media
Languages	English, Greek

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Ελληνικά	· Μουσείο Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τεχνολογίας
Français	· Un musée de la technologie grecque de l'Antiquité
Español	· Museo de tecnología griega antigua
русский	· Музей древнегреческих технологий
Italiano	· Museo della tecnologia dell'antica Grecia
polski	· Muzeum Technologii Starożytnej Grecji
عربي	· متحف تقنيات اليونان القديمة
Português	· Museu de Tecnologia da Grécia Antiga

Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, sign at entrance, Katakolon (Peloponnese, Greece). Photo by Drjwolfe, public domain.

Ever wondered how ancient temple gates would opened automatically after altar sacrifices?

Greek Reporter writes about the unique Museum of Ancient Greek Technology in Katakolo, Peloponnese, founded in 2005 by engineer Kostas Kotsanas [el, en]. The museum showcases some 300 operating models of ancient Greek inventions covering the period from 2000 B.C. to 100 A.D.

The Museum is supported by visitors’ donations and entrance is free, while free tours are conducted in Greek, English and French. Follow the Museum on Facebook for photo collections and video presentations.

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