Many come to see the monumental Pergamon Altar – a huge marble work dating from the 2nd Century BC. It depicts Greece’s greatest heroes and gods locked in battle and destroying enemies.

The Pergamon ranks among the most popular of Berlin's museums. Its main attraction is the second-century BC Pergamon Altar whose frieze depicts the battle between gods and giants and is seen as a ...

The altar of Zeus at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany, photo by Zander and Labisch, from L’illustrazione Italiana, Year XXIX, No 3, January 19, 1902.

Berlin officials have said there are no plans to return the bust of Nefertiti or the Pergamon Altar to their countries of origin. Lena Kreck, the senator for justice, diversity and anti ...

BERLIN (AFP) ― The Great Altar of Pergamon, a sculpted frieze dating from the 2nd century B.C. and one of Berlin’s top tourist attractions, will be closed for repair work from 2014, the museum ...

One of the world's great museums, Berlin's Pergamon, will be closed for two weeks starting Feb. 23 for minor construction work. The building is home to treasures such as the Pergamon Altar, the ...

The Pergamon’s main attraction is the Pergamon Altar, an enormous construction that dates back nearly 2,000 years and gives the museum its name. If you plan on visiting the Pergamon, you might ...

The altar, decorated with a marble frieze, was built between 197 and 156 B.C. in the present-day Turkish town of Bergama. It's the centerpiece of Berlin's Pergamon Museum. The museum is being restored ...

Before the altar was closed to the public in 2014, nearly approximately 1.3 million visitors came to the Pergamon Museum annually. That number has dipped since then, with approximately 800,000 ...

0 Comments The Pergamon Museum, claimed to be the ‘throne of Baal’, houses a reconstruction of the the ancient Greek Pergamon Altar (John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images) ...