Adele D. Oliver


Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

The Stairway at the Achilleion

The Achilleion is a palace built in Gastouri, Corfu by Empress (German: Kaiserin) of Austria Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sissi). Elisabeth was a woman obsessed with beauty, and very powerful. She built this summer palace in 1890 about ten kilometres south of the city of Corfu. The palace was designed with the mythical hero Achilles as its central theme. Corfu was Elizabeth's favourite vacation place and she built the palace because she admired Greece and its language and culture. Achilleion's location provides a panoramic view of Corfu city to the north, and across the whole southern part of the island.

Comentarios 37

  • José Ramón Miguel 20/05/2015 21:44

    Magnífica la definición de la imagen, en detalles y color, una gran referencia del monumento con una claridad tan bien lograda.
    Un abrazo.
    Ramón
  • chantal Montmasson in Ghiroldi 26/04/2015 22:33

    Stupenda ! Ciao !
  • Jürg Scherrer 25/04/2015 22:01

    Liebe Adele -
    eine herrliche Darstellung dieser Treppe in bester Symmetrie und wunderschönen Farben.
    Wünsch einen feinen Sonntag - mit vielen lieben Grüssen.
    Jürg
  • Mirjam Burer 25/04/2015 13:38

    beautiful in its symmetry and such a great entrance here Adele..
    hugs
  • Alfredo Spagnoli 25/04/2015 12:00

    BELLA!!
  • Angelika El. 24/04/2015 22:50


    Welch eine Pracht und wie geschmackvoll die Farben ausgesucht sind! Symmetrie herrscht hier vor - das mag ich ganz besonders...

    LG! a.

  • adriana lissandrini 24/04/2015 21:54

    a perfect shooting, excellent detail, perspective, framing
    my compliments Adele!
    hugs, Adriana
  • s. sabine krause 24/04/2015 18:10

    wow, what a ceiling once again! gemütlich is… som'n else! ; ) it's beautiful of course, but in its cumbersome pomp also quite crushing! a walk up those stairs will turn anyone into a king or queen! but gee, it must take guts and morale to pass between those regal pillars and stern-faced statues! and sissi… well… she wasn't the stablest bulb in the chandelier, was she? nowhere near the kini, of course, ; )) but a little unstable nonetheless… great shot once again, adele! and really interesting, too, with a nostalgic "ring" to it! hugs, sabine.
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  • lolita cecilia 24/04/2015 1:20

    Magnífica simetría...!!
    ESPLENDIDA imagen con excelentes colores...
    Gran definición...
    Un abrazo Adele
    Lola
  • Inez Correia Marques 24/04/2015 0:45

    oh these colors!!
    so beautiful adele
    great geometry
    Kiss
  • Vitória Castelo Santos 24/04/2015 0:06

    Amazing picture!!!!!
  • Rainer Golembiewski 23/04/2015 23:18

    sehr, sehr gut fotografiert......ein sehr guter Bildaufbau!
  • Conny11 23/04/2015 22:14

    Wunderschön.... ein prächtiger Treppenaufgang.
    LG Conny
  • odeveld219 23/04/2015 20:47

    It seems an imposing building! It's beautiful symmetrical photographed!! (But i still love Stairway to Heaven https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9TGj2jrJk8 )
    With friendly greetings, Odeveld
  • emen49 23/04/2015 17:46

    Eine gelungene Aufnahme zeigst du hier.
    Sauber ausgerichtet und in feinem Licht präsentiert.
    Viele Grüße
    Marianne

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Cámara Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Objetivo Unknown 6-72mm
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Tiempo de exposición 1/40
Distancia focal 6.0 mm
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