  We present results from an observation of the luminous cluster of galaxies
Abell 2204 using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. We show the core of the cluster
has a complex morphological structure, made up of a high density core (n_e~0.2
cm^-3) with flat surface brightness, a surrounding central plateau, a tail-like
feature, wrapping around to the east, and an unusual radio source. A
temperature map and deprojected-profile shows that the temperature rises
steeply outside these regions, until around ~100 kpc where it drops, then rises
again. Abundance maps and profiles show that there is a corresponding increase
in abundance at the same radius as where the temperature drops. In addition
there are two cold fronts at radii of ~28 and 54.5 kpc. The disturbed
morphology indicates that the cluster core may have undergone a merger.
However, despite this disruption the mean radiative cooling time in the centre
is short (~230 Myr) and the morphology is regular on large scales.
