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Koules
Κούλες
Part of the fortifications of Heraklion
Heraklion, Crete, Greece
The Koules fortress
Map of Candia (modern Heraklion) with Koules circled
The Koules (Greek: Κούλες) or Castello a Mare ("Fort on the Sea" in Italian) is a fortress located at the entrance of the old port of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. It was built by the Republic of Venice in the early 16th century, and is still in good condition today.
The Koules (Greek: Κούλες) or Castello a Mare ("Fort on the Sea" in Italian) is a fortress located at the entrance of the old port of Heraklion, Crete...
history for 21 years, before the city fell to the Ottomans in 1669. The KoulesFortress (Castello a Mare), the ramparts and the arsenal dominate the port area...
harbour entrance was protected by the KoulesFortress (originally known as Rocca al Mare). Today, only the KoulesFortress remains of the seaward enceinte....
the Knights Hospitaller that functioned as a palace, headquarters, and fortress. According to recent study, in the exact spot in which the palace exists...
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castles, fortresses and towers in Greece. Forbes-Boyd, Eric "In Crusader Greece: A Tour of the Castles of the Morea", 1964 Eustasiades, "Fortresses and Castles...
Venetian map of Negroponte (Chalkis) Fortress of Nafpaktos Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi, Nafplion Rocca a Mare fortress in Heraklion The Morosini fountain...
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Venetian forces, with only 3,600 fit men and scant supplies to defend the fortress. He, therefore, accepted terms and surrendered to Ahmed Köprülü, the Grand...
where the capital Andravida, the port of Glarentza (Clarence) and the fortress of Chlemoutsi (Clermont) were situated, Corinthia, with the Acrocorinth...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
The tower (donjon), which overlooks the highway, is an imposing medieval fortress. Important discoveries are the board of Hellenistic wall, that confirm...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
and Ottoman distractions elsewhere, until 1669. Only the three island fortresses of Souda, Gramvousa and Spinalonga remained in Venetian hands. Attempts...
continued to resist, however, and established a base inland, around the fortress of Apalyros/Apalire. The latter fell to Sanudo after a five or six weeks'...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
by a fleet, easily taking the fortress of Pontikon, which they repaired and garrisoned. They bypassed the strong fortress of Arkadia (Kyparissia), and...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
equivalent Byzantine administrative terms would be polis ("city") or kastron ("fortress"). The Latin term pertinentia is an equivalent to the Byzantine fiscal...
Old Navarino castle (Greek: Παλαιό Ναυαρίνο) is a 13th-century Frankish fortress near Pylos, Greece. It is one of two castles guarding the bay on which...
The Izzeddin Fortress (Greek: Φρούριο Ιτζεδδίν; Izzeddin means "Glory of the Faith") is an Ottoman fortress in Souda Bay, Crete, near the village of Kalami...
Fortifications of Chania Fortifications of Heraklion Gouverneto Monastery KoulesFortress Toplou Monastery New Fortress, Corfu Old Fortress, Corfu Palamidi...
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