{"id":31510,"date":"2019-09-12T09:11:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T09:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/?p=31510"},"modified":"2024-09-08T14:12:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T14:12:28","slug":"palace-of-saint-michael-and-george","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/palace-of-saint-michael-and-george\/","title":{"rendered":"The Palace of St. Michael and St. George"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"last-updated\"><span><\/span> Last updated on September 8th, 2024 at 02:12 pm <\/p><p class=\"first-par\">During the era of <a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/ionian-state\/\">British rule<\/a>, High Commissioner Sir Frederick Adams in 1819, decided to build a house for himself and his family.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kad-wp-gallery718\" class=\"kad-wp-gallery gallery kt-gallery-column-2 init-isotope-intrinsic reinit-isotope kad-light-wp-gallery clearfix rowtight\" data-fade-in=\"1\" data-iso-selector=\".g_item\" data-iso-style=\"masonry\" data-iso-filter=\"false\"><div class=\"tcol-lg-6 tcol-md-6 tcol-sm-6 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kt_item_fade_in kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/corfu-history-palace-of-michael-and-george.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/corfu-history-palace-of-michael-and-george-560x560.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/corfu-history-palace-of-michael-and-george-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/corfu-history-palace-of-michael-and-george-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/corfu-history-palace-of-michael-and-george-366x366.jpg 366w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" data-caption=\"Corfu history - Palace of Michael and George\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"Corfu history - Palace of Michael and George\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/corfu-history-palace-of-michael-and-george-560x560.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"560px\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"caption kad_caption\"><div class=\"kad_caption_inner\">Corfu history &#8211; Palace of Michael and George<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tcol-lg-6 tcol-md-6 tcol-sm-6 tcol-xs-12 tcol-ss-12 g_item\"><div class=\"grid_item kt_item_fade_in kad_gallery_fade_in gallery_item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox\" class=\"lightboxhover\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-560x560.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-560x560.jpg 560w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-732x732.jpg 732w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-366x366.jpg 366w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-540x540.jpg 540w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-730x730.jpg 730w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-365x365.jpg 365w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-728x728.jpg 728w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-240x240.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" data-caption=\"Palace Michael and George\" class=\"light-dropshaddow\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"Palace Michael and George\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/palace-michael-george-560x560.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"560px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"560px\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"caption kad_caption\"><div class=\"kad_caption_inner\">Palace Michael and George<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>But he was a little exaggerated and instead of a house he created a unique palace in a Georgian style, The Palace of Saint Michael and Saint George in <a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/corfu-island\/\">Corfu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The building was designed by the English engineer Colonel Sir George Whitmore (1775-1862) and despite its enormous size is elegant and beautiful. It has been described as the best example of regency architecture outside Britain.<\/p>\n<p>It is the largest palace in Greece, second only to the palace of King Otto in Athens, \u00a0which today houses the Greek parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The large line of Doric columns has two gates, the Gate of St. Michael and the gate of St. George.<\/p>\n<p>In the garden is the statue of commissioner Frederick Adams made by Corfiot sculptor Pavlos Prosalendis.<\/p>\n<p>Outside it has carved representations of the Ionian Islands and two rows of Ionic columns surrounding the main hall, showing scenes from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Odyssey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Odyssey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The first floor is decorated with Corinthian columns.<\/p>\n<p>There are three main halls: the ballroom, the throne room, and the symposium room.<\/p>\n<p>The palace previously housed the Ionian Senate and is the home of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.<\/p>\n<p>For half of the century, it was also the summer residence of the former Greek royal family. Today it has been refurbished as a museum displaying classical antiquities.<\/p>\n<p>A meeting of the summit of the European Union was held here in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>The building looks over the north side of <a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/esplanade-square-and-liston-in-corfu\/\">Spianada square<\/a> on Iroon Politechniou street and also houses the <a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/corfu-museums\/\">Asian Art Museum<\/a> and the Municipal Gallery.<br \/>\n<div class=\"kad-spacer clearfix\" style=\"height:30px\"><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"more-about-corfu\"><\/span>More about Corfu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\t\t<div id=\"kad-blog-grid\" class=\"shortcode_blog_grid_content rowtight reinit-isotope init-isotope\" data-fade-in=\"1\" data-iso-match-height=\"1\" data-iso-selector=\".b_item\" data-iso-style=\"masonry\"> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tcol-md-4 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 b_item kad_blog_item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-47403\" class=\"blog_item kt_item_fade_in kad_blog_fade_in grid_item\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imghoverclass img-margin-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/is-corfu-worth-visiting\/\" title=\"Is Corfu Worth Visiting?\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"kt-intrinsic-container kt-intrinsic-container-center\" style=\"max-width:364px\"><div class=\"kt-intrinsic\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.318681318681%;\"><div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-364x205.jpg\" width=\"364\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-700x394.jpg 700w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-520x292.jpg 520w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" class=\"attachment-thumb wp-post-image kt-image-intrinsic\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" alt=\"Corfu town from the air\" ><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/corfu-town-from-the-air-2-364x205.jpg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"364px\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"205px\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<\/a> \r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"postcontent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<header>\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/is-corfu-worth-visiting\/\"><h4 class=\"entry-title\">Is Corfu Worth Visiting?<\/h4><\/a><div class=\"subhead color_gray\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"postauthortop author vcard\" rel=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" data-original-title=\"Teo\">\r\n\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"author\" class=\"fn\" content=\"Teo\">\r\n\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-user\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"virtue-meta-divider post-author-divider kad-hidepostauthortop\"> | <\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"postedintop\" rel=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" data-original-title=\"Everything About Corfu&nbsp;Corfu Travel Information&nbsp;\">\r\n\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-folder\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"virtue-meta-divider post-comment-divider kad-hidepostedin\"> | <\/span>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"postcommentscount\" rel=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" data-original-title=\"0\">\r\n\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-bubbles\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"postdatetooltip\"> | <\/span>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"margin-left:3px;\" class=\"postdatetooltip\" rel=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" data-original-title=\"September 30, 2024\">\r\n\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-calendar\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Corfu is definitely worth visiting. 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class=\"postdatetooltip\" rel=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"top\" data-original-title=\"September 12, 2024\">\r\n\t\t\t<i class=\"icon-calendar\"><\/i>\r\n\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Corfu&#8217;s rich cultural heritage features a strong musical and literary traditions that continue to shape the island\u2019s cultural identity until today.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<footer>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posttags\"><i class=\"icon-tag\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/atcorfu.com\/tag\/corfu\/\" rel=\"tag\">All Posts About Corfu<\/a><\/span>\t\t<\/footer>\r\n\t<\/div><!-- Text size -->\r\n\t<\/div> <!-- Blog Item -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tcol-md-4 tcol-sm-4 tcol-xs-6 tcol-ss-12 b_item kad_blog_item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"post-46799\" class=\"blog_item kt_item_fade_in kad_blog_fade_in grid_item\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"imghoverclass img-margin-center\">\r\n\t\t\t<a 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