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Corfu, Greece and The Achilleion Mansion

Achilleion is a palace built by the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, who wished to escape from the Austrian court. Elisabeth dedicated her mansion to Achilles as she cherished the belief that he represented the soul Greece.

Kaiser William II purchased Achilleion after Elisabeth's death. William never had a chance to enjoy the palace because of the war that broke out from his own doing.

During the First and Second World Wars the palace was abandoned and inevitably pillaged by the enemy. After years of rebuilding and restoration, the palace was finally restored to its former beauty.
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