Funeral monument to Menekrates - Kiprou

Ένα υπέροχο σημείο στην πόλη της Κέρκυρας, με ένα κτίριο που σε άλλη χώρα θα ήταν υπόδειγμα ....στον τόπο μας παραμένει στην τύχη του χρόνου.... Μαζί με τόσα άλλα. Σίγουρα θα υπάρχουν αρκετές δικαιολογίες απ' τις αρμόδιες υπηρεσίες. Ως συνήθως !

Μικρός αρχαιολογικος χώρος αλλά με μεγάλη σημασία για την αρχαιολογία στην Κέρκυρα.Ειναι σε πολυ καλή κατάσταση και ο χώρος που είναι μέσα αξίζει να αξιοποιηθεί σε μουσείο γιατί το κτίριο ειναι και μεγάλο και με ωραίο σχέδιο. Υπαρχει πινακίδα ππυ αναφέρει πως θα αξιοποιηθει Αμήν

It's ok, not much to see really

Nice one

Astonishing fabulous! Not to be missed.

Monument that impresses mostly by its age. The (empty) tomb is located next to a small street on a terrain that seems mostly (always?) closed. On the terrain are some descriptions but these can't be seen from the road. The tomb can be viewed pretty good, though. Worth a quick stop and let the fact sink in that this is over 2500 years old... Could be a better attraction with some effort.

Here you can see the tomb of Menekrates, dating from the 7th up the mid 6th century B.C.! It was discovered in 1843... Unfortunately the site is now abandoned and left to decay with closed gates. Your can only have a look from the street from behind the fence. It has a lot of potential but as with so many archeological sites around Corfu town...

Impressive. Small area but still impressive tomb of Menekrates uncovered in the 1800's . Interesting if you are a history buff and accessible views only over the protective fencing surrounding the church yard. The Tomb of Menecrates or Monument of Menecrates is an Archaic-period cenotaph in Corfu, Greece, built around 600 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra).[1][2] The tomb and the funerary sculpture of a lion were discovered in 1843 during demolition works by the British army in the United States of the Ionian Islands who were demolishing a Venetian-era fortress in the site of Garitsa hill in Corfu.[3] The tomb is dated to the sixth century BC.[3] The sculpture is dated to the end of the seventh century BC and is one of the earliest funerary lions ever found.[3] The tomb and the sculpture were found in an area that was part of the necropolis of ancient Korkyra, which was discovered by the British army at the time.[3] According to an Ancient Greek inscription found on the grave, the tomb was a monument built by the ancient Korkyreans in honour of their proxenos (ambassador) Menecrates, son of Tlasias, from Oiantheia. Menecrates was the ambassador of ancient Korkyra to Oiantheia (modern-day Galaxidi) or Ozolian Locris,[4][5] and he was lost at sea,[6] perhaps in a sea battle.[7] The inscription also mentions that Praximenes, the brother of Menecrates, had arrived from Oiantheia to assist the people of Korkyra in building the monument to his brother.