Villa Allatini
Baroque seaside mansion where a deposed Ottoman sultan was held under guard after his overthrow.
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This guide to Villa Allatini in Thessaloniki follows Sultan Abdul Hamid the Second from the spring day in nineteen-oh-nine when he lost his throne to the seaside country house that became his prison. You'll meet the Young Turks who chose this city to hold him, the Italian architect who built the villa for a Jewish family, and the gilded chair that left it for a museum. Best heard outside the main gate, where a plaque still names its most famous captive.
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