Castello a Mare (Koules Fortress) in Heraklion, Crete Greece
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Heraklion’s Venetian Port is one of its most visited landmarks. It was possibly fortified by the Arabs in the 9th or 10th century
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A tower (Castellum Comunis) which was destroyed by a big earthquake (1303), was the forefather of a new Castle that was built by the Venetians to improve the city’s fortifications.
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The fortress was completed in 1540, and since then it is standing proudly across the city of Heraklion
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