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Byzantine and Venetian fortifications
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Byzantine_and_Venetian_fortifications
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
architectural style
historic site
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkb:Republic_of_Venice
gptkbp:builtYear
gptkb:Middle_Ages
gptkb:Renaissance
gptkbp:feature
gptkb:castle
bastions
gates
moats
curtain walls
gptkbp:foundIn
gptkb:Croatia
gptkb:Cyprus
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Montenegro
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:Eastern_Mediterranean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Byzantine and Venetian fortifications
gptkbp:influenced
later European fortification design
gptkbp:influencedBy
medieval military architecture
Renaissance military engineering
gptkbp:material
gptkb:brick
gptkb:stone
lime mortar
gptkbp:notableExample
gptkb:Kotor_Fortress
gptkb:Walls_of_Constantinople
gptkb:Famagusta_Walls
gptkb:Fortezza_of_Rethymno
gptkb:Chlemoutsi_Castle
gptkb:Castello_di_San_Marco
gptkb:Corfu_Fortress
gptkb:Fortress_of_Palamidi
gptkbp:purpose
defense
protection against invasions
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Crusades
gptkb:Ottoman–Venetian_Wars
trade routes
maritime defense
sieges
gptkbp:status
some are in ruins
many are preserved
gptkbp:touristAttraction
yes
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
gptkb:Venetian_Works_of_Defence_between_the_16th_and_17th_centuries:_Stato_da_Terra_–_western_Stato_da_Mar
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Chalkida,_Greece
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7