Saint Michael and Saint George Palace is the only example of Georgian architecture in the Mediterranean.
In front of this neoclassical palace there are a garden and a fountain that has in the middle the bronze statue of Sir Frederick Adam, the man who supervised the construction of the aqueduct in the city. Inside the palace there are a wonderful hall decorated with ionic columns and frescoes with scenes of Odissea and a splendid stairs that brings to the antechamber of the first floor decorated with Corinthian columns. On the ground floor there are three halls: the ballroom that is round, the Throne Hall and the banquets hall. There are also on the first floor the Museum of Asian Art, in the east wing an art gallery with works of Corfiots artists of XIX century and also temporary exhibitions, a municipal library and a coffee bar with on the walls maps of great historical and artistic value.
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Location: Kerkira, Corfu, Greece
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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