Fortifications of Heraklion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Fortifications of Heraklion - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The fortifications of Heraklion are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Heraklion (formerly Candia) in Crete, Greece. The first city walls were built in the Middle Ages, but they were completely rebuilt by the Republic of Venice.Cosmescu, D. Venetian Renaissance Fortifications in the Mediterranean, McFarland, 2005. . The fortifications managed to withstand the second longest siege in history for 21 years, before the city fell to the Ottomans in 1669. Read more on Wikipedia
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