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Palace of Saint Michael and George.
As it has been mentioned earlier, the English domination also had positive effects, like the development of the economy, the education and the arts. Around this time, an impressive building of Georgian style was built. This was the residence of the High Commissioner.

The palace on the outside is decorated with themes of the Ionian Islands which are carved in relief, while on the inside there is a central hall with two rows of steles of Ionian order and painted themes of Odyssey. A magnificent staircase leads to the first floor, which is decorated with steles of Corinthian order.

The first floor also has three main rooms: the ballroom, the throne-room and the symposium-room. The palace was used, in the past, by the Ionian Senate and by Saint Michael and George's Order. For a half a century, it was the summer residence of the Greek Royal family. Since it has been restored, it functions as a museum and it houses the Revenue Department of Classical Antiquities. It has also accommodated the leaders of the European Community for the summit meeting of 1994.