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It is located within the park of Mon Repos, a 258 acres large area full of exotic long-lived plants.
The neoclassical mansion was built in 1831 A.D. by the Corfiot architect John Chronis for the British Commissioner Adams, or more specifically for his Corfiot wife (nee Palatianos), as a summer residence . During the British domination it briefly housed the Seminary.
After the union with Greece (1864 A.D.) it was used as a summer Royal Palace. During the Occupation (1940-1944) it was a resort of the Italian political governor of the Ionian islands, Parini.
Nowadays the park is open to the public , whereas the mansion has become a museum.
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Mon Repos
16 DairpfelaIt is located within the park of Mon Repos, a 258 acres large area full of exotic long-lived plants.
The neoclassical mansion was built in 1831 A.D. by the Corfiot architect John Chronis for the British Commissioner Adams, or more specifically for his Corfiot wife (nee Palatianos), as a summer residence . During the British domination it briefly housed the Seminary.
After the union with Greece (1864 A.D.) it was used as a summer Royal Palace. During the Occupation (1940-1944) it was a resort of the Italian political governor of the Ionian islands, Parini.
Nowadays the park is open to the public , whereas the mansion has become a museum.
Sightseeing
Quite apart from their particular importance in the development of the town, the defense works, the supreme examples of which are the Old and New Fortresses, are in themselves notable examples of the military defensive art and building techniques of their time (from the 15th to the 18th c.). Built by eminent architects and engineers, they are amongst the finest examples of defensive complexes built in the Mediterranean, their effectiveness well demonstrated by the many occasions on which they withstood Turkish attack.
To construct them, human ingenuity was exploited to its maximum through art and science, in an organized endeavour on the part of the “mighty and beautiful” to predominate ove
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Nieuwe Venetiaanse vesting
13 El. VenizelouQuite apart from their particular importance in the development of the town, the defense works, the supreme examples of which are the Old and New Fortresses, are in themselves notable examples of the military defensive art and building techniques of their time (from the 15th to the 18th c.). Built by eminent architects and engineers, they are amongst the finest examples of defensive complexes built in the Mediterranean, their effectiveness well demonstrated by the many occasions on which they withstood Turkish attack.
To construct them, human ingenuity was exploited to its maximum through art and science, in an organized endeavour on the part of the “mighty and beautiful” to predominate ove
Quite apart from their particular importance in the development of the town, the defense works, the supreme examples of which are the Old and New Fortresses, are in themselves notable examples of the military defensive art and building techniques of their time (from the 15th to the 18th c.). Built by eminent architects and engineers, they are amongst the finest examples of defensive complexes built in the Mediterranean, their effectiveness well demonstrated by the many occasions on which they withstood Turkish attack.
To construct them, human ingenuity was exploited to its maximum through art and science, in an organized endeavour on the part of the “mighty and beautiful” to predominate ove
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Oude Venetiaanse vesting
Quite apart from their particular importance in the development of the town, the defense works, the supreme examples of which are the Old and New Fortresses, are in themselves notable examples of the military defensive art and building techniques of their time (from the 15th to the 18th c.). Built by eminent architects and engineers, they are amongst the finest examples of defensive complexes built in the Mediterranean, their effectiveness well demonstrated by the many occasions on which they withstood Turkish attack.
To construct them, human ingenuity was exploited to its maximum through art and science, in an organized endeavour on the part of the “mighty and beautiful” to predominate ove