Byron Monument in Mesolongi

Byron-Denkmal in Mesolongi, Farbphotographie, 2007, Photograph: Fingalo; Bildquelle: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:07Byron01.jpg, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany license

The death of Lord Byron came as a great shock to Greece. Several monuments were erected to him, and a district of Athens carries his name to this day. This monument in Mesolongi, where Byron died, was inspired by a portrait by Thomas Philips from 1813 which depicted Byron in Albanian national dress.

Byron monument in Mesolongi, colour photograph, 2007, photographer: Fingalo; source: Wikimedia Commons, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:07Byron01.jpg.

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