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But even the place in front of this grand structure was not spared,
for they constructed there the Tomb of the Unknown
soldier (Agnostos Stratiotis). A less convenient and more inappropriate
and discordant place for the noble idea of such a mausoleum could
not have been chosen! Near the Palace, on the S., stretches the vast
and magnificent Royal Garden, now called National,
real green oasis in this deprived of trees Athens. This beautiful
Garden is a creation of Queen Amelia and her German
gardener Schmidt. This garden has become public and
it is open all day long. It is one of the rare places in Athens, where
one can find an agreable retreat with shade, flowers and the song
of the nightingales. The garden encloses aslo some ancient ruins,
tambours and Corinthian capitals of columns, mosaics. etc. On the
S.E. the busts of Capodistria, first governor of Greece and of the
great philhellene Eynard. From the S. side the bust of the celebrated
greek poets D. Solomos, and Aristotelis Valaoritis.
Behind the Park, the Royal Residence, built over the plans of Ern.
Ziller.
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