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Bastion walls, the Fortezza, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.

Bastion walls, the Fortezza, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.

2-333-759 - Peter Thompson/Heritage Images

Bastion walls, the Fortezza, Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. The Fortezza is a fortress built by the Venetians, who ruled Crete from 1204 until the Ottoman Turks conquered the island in the mid 17th century. It was constructed in 1590 to protect the town from raids by the Turks and by pirates.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Peter Thompson, attributed to: British: Photographer
Medium
  1. Photograph
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Italy Veneto Venezia Venice

  1. 45 26 19 N , 012 19 36 E

World Asia Turkey Mediterranean Region

  1. 37 00 00 N , 034 00 00 E

World Europe Greece

  1. 39 00 00 N , 022 00 00 E

World Europe Greece Crete Réthimnon Réthymnon

  1. 35 21 53 N , 024 28 17 E
Category Hierarchy

Locations & Buildings Castles

Architecture & Archaeology Castles & Fortifications

Places Europe Greece Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4742x3689
File Size : 51,250kb

Aliases

  1. 81N901827/0 PTM
  1. 0470010169
  1. 2-333-759
  1. 2333759
  1. 81N0/901827/00/PTM
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