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Queen's Tower (Pirgos Vasilissis)

Queen's Tower is a former royal estate near Athens, Greece. The estate, consisting of 200 hectares, was purchased by King Otto, the first king of modern Greece. He built there a small neogothic castle for his wife, Queen Amalia. The architecture resembles Hohenschwangau castle in Bavaria, built for Maximilian II of Bavaria, the brother of King Otto. As the castle is only one tower, it is called the Queen's Tower. Af…

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1854

Ilion Municipality, Greece

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