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PMR502-08 Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View from the east with palm tree and Giant Fennel (Ferula communis) in the foreground. Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations, Girne

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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PMR502-08
Upload Date: 2013-05-01 10:31:10
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Cyprus (North), Girne/Kyrenia Castle, built by the Byzantines on a

Roman site, and extended by the Lusignans and then the Venetians, the castle has never been taken by force due to its massive defences. View from the east with palm tree and Giant Fennel (Ferula communis) in the foreground.
Keywords: fortress, fort, fortified castle, crenellations, Girne