Marble statue of injured Achilles. Achilleion Museum, Corfu, Greece.

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Marble statue of injured Achilles. Achilleion Museum, Corfu, Greece. Previously the Residence and built designed for of the Empress of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria or otherwise known as Sissi. She choose the powerful mythical warrior Achilles as its central theme. Sissi was assassinated in Geneva and later became the residence of Kaiser Willhem II. Achilleion later became a Casino and then was taken by the Greek State and is now a museum.

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Size: 5872px × 3900px
Location: Corfu, Greece
Photo credit: © David Parker / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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