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Tatoi Palace. Tatoi ( Greek: Τατόι, pronounced [ta.ˈto.i]) was the summer palace and 42 km 2 (10,000 acres) estate of the former Greek royal family. The area is a densely wooded southeast-facing slope of Mount Parnitha, and its ancient and current official name is Dekeleia.
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Apr 21, 2021 · History of Tatoi Royal Palace. In 1872, King George I of Greece bought the Tatoi estate, at the edge of Mount Parnitha, from a government minister. He ordered it to be redesigned in a St Petersburg style, with classical features including statues and a cemetery as well as a swimming pool, stables and a garage.
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May 12, 2018 · Tatoi Palace. George Pachantouris (cc by 2.0) This sprawling 10,000-acre estate was the summer palace of the former Greek Royal Family. Now abandoned, its decaying buildings and dense woods are a ...
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Jul 27, 2019 · July 27, 2019. As Greece ’s new conservative government of Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared its intention to revive the famous Tatoi Palace and bring its glorious past back to life, many have been wondering what the story is behind this historic place, which shaped Greece ’s political life in the 20th century. The Tatoi estate covers an ...
Jan 20, 2023 · Tatoi Palace is a Greek estate previously used by the Greek Royal Family for over 100 years as a summer residence. The land was acquired by King George I, who purchased the estate in 1880. Tatoi ...
Dec 16, 2015 · Maria Mertzani and Maria Argyropoulou gently lift the paper cover as though wary it could shatter. Inside the box, stored with care, is a painting. The face is familiar. It is that of former Queen Anne-Marie, painted in 1965. “This painting was found on the ground floor, without a frame,” explains Argyropoulou.
King George I bought the Tatoi estate from Skarlatos Soutsos, a Greek from Istanbul, chief of court and government minister, in May 1872. Until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974, it was the official summer residence of the royal family, and witnessed many important events, such as the birth of George II in 1890 and Constantine I swearing in Eleftherios Venizelos' government in 1915.
