Title

Harbour and castle, Kyrenia (Girne), North Cyprus.

Caption

Harbour and castle, Kyrenia (Girne), North Cyprus. Originally a Roman fortress, Kyrenia Castle was enlarged by the Byzantines. The castle was captured by Richard I of England in 1191 when he defeated the last Byzantine governor of Cyprus, Isaac Comnenus and conquered the island. It was further enlarged by the Venetian rulers of Cyprus in the 16th century.

Date

1915

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D68_381

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,9Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation exterior sea water coast building buildings religious architecture wall sailing boat boat boats country tower religion harbour Cyprus geography castle color colour defence yacht fortress Christianity fortification cypriot Byzantine location century VENETIAN kyrenia Mediterranean Sea water transport 16th century Byzantium sixteenth century PETER THOMPSON 12th century Crusades geographical feature Kirinia Kyrenia Castle TGN Third Crusade photograph Northern Cyprus Peter Thompson Thompson Peter PTM photograph