What I can see

This is the only “cenotaph” of its kind in Greece. It depicts a male figure sleeping. It is made of marble. Its dimensions are (height) x 2,10 (length) x 1 (width) x 1 (hight) m. The side parts of the sarcophagus have sculpture decorations.

What I can't see

Alexander Ypsilantis was one of the most important figures of the Greek Revolution of 1821. He came from a powerful family from Fanary in Moldavia and Wallachia (now in Romania), served in the Russian Army, distinguished himself in the Napoleonic wars and was captain of the “Filiki Etaireia” (=Friendly Society), which was formed to support the armed struggle of the Greeks against the Sultan. The sarcophagus of Alexander Ypsilantis was originally built as a cenotaph, but in 1964 his bones were transferred from Vienna and stored inside the sculpture.

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• Address: Pedion tou Areos

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