Tatoi Palace near Athens lists Ernst Ziller as architect in the infobox only, and the text does not name him. King George I bought the estate in 1872 with private funds from Denmark. The infobox gives 1884 to 1886, and the text gives no palace construction dates. The estate covers 42 square kilometers (10,000 acres) on a wooded slope of Mount Parnitha about 17 miles (27 km) from central Athens. The article gives no style, materials or dimensions.
The infobox lists royal ownership as 1872 to 1924 and 1936 to 1994, while the text says most of the estate was confiscated in the 1920s and returned in 1936. A 1916 arson attack damaged the palace and killed 16 people.
The estate was abandoned in 1973 and was vandalized and looted. The government took the royal estates in 1994. The 2021 wildfires destroyed several estate buildings. The article gives no hours.
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