Achilleion (Korfu)
Achilleion (ancient Greek: Ἀχίλλειον) may refer to: * Achilleion, Colombo, a 50-storey twin-tower apartment in Sri Lanka * Achilleion (Corfu), a palace on the island of Corfu, Greece * Achilleion (Thessaly), a neolithic site in Thessaly, Greece * Achilleion (Troad) Achilleion ( grc, Ἀχίλλειον, Achilleion; la, Achilleum or ''Achilleium'') was an ancient Greek city in the south-west of the Troad region of Anatolia. It has been located on a promontory known as Beşika Burnu ('cradle promontory') ab ...

Achilleion, Colombo
Achilleion is a proposed residential complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Upon completion, the complex is planned to consist of two twin skyscrapers of 50 floors each, connected by two skybridges; one at the centre of the towers and the other at the top, functioning as a helipad A helipad is a landing area or platform for helicopters and powered lift aircraft. While helicopters and powered lift aircraft are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard s .... The 2016 land value on which the Achilleion towers will be built is . Currently, a show apartment is built at the site, above sea level. It is claimed to be the tallest stand-alone show apartment in the world. Construction of the buildings commenced in January 2017. See also * List of tallest structures in Sri Lanka References External links * * Proposed skyscrapers Residential skyscrapers in Sri Lanka Apartment buildings in Colombo ...
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Achilleion (Corfu)
Achilleion ( el, Αχίλλειο or Αχίλλειον) is a palace built in Corfu for the Empress (german: Kaiserin) Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sisi, after a suggestion by the Austrian consul Alexander von Warsberg.Greek National Tourist Organisatioinformation noticeat the Achilleion Grounds Elisabeth was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of her only son, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria following the Mayerling incident in 1889, and a year later she had this summer palace built as a refuge. Achilleion is located at Gastouri, a village about ten kilometres south of the city of Corfu, and provides a panoramic view of the city to the north, and the southern part of the island, framed by the Ionian Sea to the east. The architectural style was designed to suggest an ancient palace of mythical Phaeacia. The motif centers on the hero Achilles of Greek mythology, from which the name is derived. Corfu was Elisabeth's favourite vacation destination and she wanted a palace to ...
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Achilleion (Thessaly)
Achilleion is an early Neolithic site in Thessaly, Greece. It was partly excavated by the American archaeologist Marija Gimbutas Marija Gimbutas ( lt, Marija Gimbutienė, ; January 23, 1921 – February 2, 1994) was a Lithuanian archaeologist and anthropologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of " Old Europe" and for her Kurgan hypothesis, .... Achilleion is a large site that is practically untouched by archaeologists which Gimbutas claims to be filled entirely with Neolithic debris and hundreds of Neolithic mounds. An excavation was planned because the dig was expected to have a high yield of artifacts and if successful would possibly provide proof of an earlier age of European Neolithic settlement then was previously known. Excavation was started because it was expected that they would find significant numbers of preceramic Neolithic remains. The work started by Marija Gimbutas was stopped because the dig failed to yield any significant findin ...
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