Paphos Castle

File / Documentation

Name

224889_sv.jpg

Size

4.8 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)

Cypriote

Time period

destruction date: Byzantine fort on site destroyed by earthquake, 1222, creation date: present Ottoman fort constructed on the ruins of a Lusignan fort destroyed by the Venetians, 1592-1593/1001 AH, restoration date: after being damaged in 1953 earthquake, 1955

Location

Site: Paphos (Cyprus)

Cultural context

Cypriote

Description

exterior, detail of ramp leading to entrance, 1985

Work type

Castle (fortification)

Medium

stone

Keywords

Castles