Presidential Guard (Greece)
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The Presidential Guard is a ceremonial infantry unit that guards the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the Presidential Mansion in Athens, Greece. The unit is distinguished as the last unit of Evzones i
Evzone guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens wearing the full dress uniform
Change of the guard at the Old Royal Palace, early 20th century
Two evzones at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier during the Grand Change, 2024
March during the Grand Change, 2024
Fustanella
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Fustanella is a traditional pleated skirt-like garment that is also referred to as a kilt worn by men in the Balkans.
A Souliote warrior wearing fustanella, by Louis Dupré.
A relief circa 5th-century BC depicting Archedemus the Nympholept, the builder of the sanctuary of Vari Cave in Attica, Greece, wearing a chiton, interpreted as being tied in folds in the waist like a fustanella.
Lord Byron in Albanian Dress (1813) by Thomas Phillips. Byron purchased this dress when he arrived in Albania in 1809.
Albanians in Shkodër depicted by Edward Lear, 4 October 1848.