Maritime History

Kyrenia Castle

Kyrenia Castle (Greek: Κάστρο της Κερύνειας Turkish: Girne Kalesi) is a 16th-century castle in the north of Cyprus, built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification. Within its walls is a twelfth-century chapel showing reused late Roman capitals, and the Shipwreck Museum.

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See also

• ▸Chacachacare
• ▸HMS Brilliant (1757)
• ▸Bois Blanc Island Lighthouse and Blockhouse

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