Pontikonisi
Islet near Corfu, Greece
39°35′11″N 19°55′04″E / 39.58639°N 19.91778°E / 39.58639; 19.91778Greece
Pontikonisi (Greek: Ποντικονήσι, "Mouse Island") is a Greek islet near the island of Corfu. Its prominent feature is a Byzantine chapel of Pantokrator, dating from the 11th or 12th century.[1]
The island of Pontikonisi might have served as an inspiration for Arnold Böcklin's painting Isle of the Dead.[2]
See also
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- Pondikonisi, an island off the coast of Crete
- List of islands of Greece
References
- ^ "Pontikonisi Island and the Church of Pantokrator". Real Corfu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ^ Harrison, Max (2005), Rachmaninoff, Continuum International Publishing Group, pg 159.
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