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Achilleion is located at Gastouri, a village about ten kilometres south of the city of Corfu, and provides a panoramic view of the city to the north, and the southern part of the island, framed by the Ionian Sea to the east. [3] The architectural style was designed to suggest an ancient palace of mythical Phaeacia. [4]
Gastouri is a Greek village and community located about 10 kilometres south of the city of Corfu. Gastouri was established as a settlement on 28 January 1866 by publication of the decision in the Greek government gazette. [2] In 1995, administratively, it belonged to the municipality of Achilleio. [2]
It is located in the south-central part of the island of Corfu, south of Corfu (city). It has a land area of 48.650 km² [3] and a population of 10,134 inhabitants (2021 census). The seat of the municipality was the town of Gastouri (pop. 1,303). The municipality took its name from the palace Achilleion that Empress Elisabeth of Austria built
Achilleion (Ancient Greek: Ἀχίλλειον, romanized: Achilleion; Latin: Achilleum) was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia. [1] It has been located on a promontory known as Beşika Burnu ('cradle promontory') about 8 km south of Sigeion. [2]
Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy. The Pasquino Group (also known as Menelaus Carrying the Body of Patroclus or Ajax Carrying the Body of Achilles) is a group of marble sculptures that copy a Hellenistic bronze original, dating to ca. 200–150 BCE. [1]
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The Fasil Ghebbi (Amharic: ፋሲል ግቢ) is a fortress located in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.It was founded in the 17th century by Emperor Fasilides and was the home of Ethiopian emperors.
The municipality of Larissa has an area of 335.98 km 2 (129.72 sq mi), the municipal unit Larissa has an area of 122.586 km 2 (47.331 sq mi), and the community Larissa has an area of 88.167 km 2 (34.041 sq mi). [22] The city is in close proximity of destinations such as Mount Olympus, Mount Kissavos, Meteora, Lake Plastira, Pilio, etc.