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Koules Fortress, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Roof terrace with remains of minaret and crenellated walls, at the Koules Fortress, or Castello a Mare, built 1523-40 by the Republic of Venice at the entrance of the old port, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The fort was armed with cannons by the Venetians but was taken by the Ottomans in 1669 at the Siege of Candia. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Roof terrace with remains of minaret and crenellated walls, at the Koules Fortress, or Castello a Mare, built 1523-40 by the Republic of Venice at the entrance of the old port, Heraklion, Crete, Greece. The fort was armed with cannons by the Venetians but was taken by the Ottomans in 1669 at the Siege of Candia. Picture by Manuel Cohen