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Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου

Maitland Monument

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Maitland Monument

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Maitland Monument

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Location: Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου, Greece

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1. The Liston, Corfu Town – Old Town, Corfu loop from Kefaloumantouko

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2. Old Town, Corfu – The Liston, Corfu Town loop from Kanoni

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3. Old Town, Corfu – The Liston, Corfu Town loop from Kefaloumantouko

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Cornelia Fuchs

May 2, 2025

The Maitland Monument, also known as the Maitland Rotunda or the Peristyle of Maitland, is a neoclassical monument located at the end of Spianada Square in Corfu. It was built in 1821 to honour Sir Thomas Maitland, a British military officer who was the last Civil Commissioner and first Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands.

Maitland arrived in Corfu on 16 February 1816, and eight months later, on 25 October 1816, forty-six noble Corfiots made a proposal for the construction of a triumphal arch in his honour. The monument was eventually constructed in 1821 in a completely different form of a rotunda with twenty Ionic columns. It was designed by Colonel George Whitmore of the Royal Engineers.

Like the Palace of St. Michael and St. George, the structure was built out of limestone imported from Malta, which was a British colony at the time. Maitland had simultaneously held the positions of Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands and Governor of Malta. The sculptural work was done by the local sculptor Pavlos Prosalentis.

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Maitland Monument

1. The Liston, Corfu Town – Old Town, Corfu loop from Kefaloumantouko

2. Old Town, Corfu – The Liston, Corfu Town loop from Kanoni

3. Old Town, Corfu – The Liston, Corfu Town loop from Kefaloumantouko

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