| Show qu eer test in selectia tin a palace site the royal palace of the king of greece at athens was constructed after a curious and original experiment perl it was built by king otto predecessor of the present monarch and son bon ot of louis of bavaria when he was elected king in 1832 by the national assembly he found that athens had been left by the turks in such a stata state of dilapidation that it resembled a heap ot of ruins rather than a city A german architect was sent for to repair things gener all ali ally aily and to plan the construction of a palace the neighborhood of the temple of theseus was chosen for the site after awhile king loula louia of bavaria paid a visit to his hla son why bald baid louis the architect hab has chosen the most moat unhealthy part of the whole city now I 1 have taken note of a better site which possesses all the advantages this ono ona lacks but father I 1 assure you that s never mind I 1 will prove what I 1 say and king louis at once ordered two pieces ot of fresh meat to be placed one on bachof the two sites altes sentinels sentina s were posted to prevent the meat being stolen twelve hours houra later the piece of meat moat left leff i upon the site chosen by the german architect was waa found to be pu trifled while the other piece placed upon the site of the present palace was found to be perfect perfectly y fresh areah and sweet louis loun of bavaria was a student of the science of ip hygiene |
