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The royal palace was devastated by a terrible fire in 1909. The king and his family then moved to Crown's Prince palace, from then on known as the "New Palace". Even after the reconstruction, George did not immediately return to the palace, unlike his wife, Queen Olga, who remained there after her husband’s assassination in 1913.
This palace later became the residence of the royal family and is used now as the Presidential Mansion. During modern times, with the city of Athens extending over many square miles, the Presidential Mansion is located near the centre of the capital next to the National Garden and Parliament.
In spring and winter, they divided time between the Royal Palace in Athens and Tatoi Palace at the foot of Mount Parnitha. Summers were spent on vacation at Aix-les-Bains in France, visiting relatives in the Russian capital or at Fredensborg and Bernstorff in Denmark, and relaxing at Mon Repos, Corfu. [21] Olga remained nostalgic for Russia.
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The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [4] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [5]
Athens: Built in 1858; now a bed-and-breakfast 13: William Lowry House: William Lowry House: July 19, 1984 : 405 E. Madison Ave. Athens: 14: McClatchey-Gettys Farm: December 28, 1982 : South of Riceville on State Route 1
New Royal Palace: historically Crown Prince's Royal Palace, or Royal Palace of the Duke of Sparta, now the Presidential Manor, Royal Mansion: Psychiko: only Crown Prince Paul and Crown Princess Frederica residence, today private property, Athens Tatoi Palace: Parnitha: was the summer estate of the former Greek royal family, Athens Queen's Tower ...
Athens is the county seat of McMinn County, Tennessee, United States [8] and the principal city of the Athens Micropolitan Statistical Area has a population of 53,569. The city is located almost equidistantly between the major cities of Knoxville and Chattanooga . [ 9 ]