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The origin of the English word barbican is thought to be found in either Persian or Arabic (see here or here).. Paul Deschamps (1888–1974) interpreted the Arabic word 'bashura[h]' as used in 13th-century chronicles to mean barbican, a defensive structure placed ahead of a gate but this has been debunked, 'bashura' denoting rather an entire section of the outer fortifications, which may ...
Towers in Greece; Name Location Era Image Aigosthena Tower: Aigosthena, Attica: Ancient period: Agia Tower: Naxos: Venetian period: Annunziata Tower: Corfu (city) Venetian period
Through the barbican is the castle courtyard, containing a large well and the remains of several internal buildings of uncertain date. [28] The north tower is an apsidal, or "D-shaped", design that is characteristic of Welsh castles of the early 13th century. [28] Originally it may have contained either a hall or a chapel. [29]
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The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance ...
The façade. The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation (Greek: Καθεδρικός Ναός Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου, romanized: Kathedrikós Naós Evangelismoú tis Theotókou), popularly known as the Metropolis or Mitropoli (Greek: Μητρόπολη, romanized: Mitrópoli), is the cathedral church of the Archbishopric of Athens and all of Greece.
The main axis runs East-West and aligns with Ermou Street, the longest street in Athens at the time, while the secondary axis, running North-South, aligns with the western slope of Lycabettus and the columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The building consists of four wings (one on each side) and a central interior wing along the main axis ...
Arch of Hadrian (Athens) Athens: Roman period: Beulé Gate: Acropolis of Athens: Ancient period: Demmatas Gate: Fortifications of Heraklion: Venetian period: Gate of Athena Archegetis: Roman Agora, Athens: Roman period: Gate of the Arsenal: Rhodes (city) Knights period: Guora Gate: Rethymno: Venetian period: Jesus Gate: Fortifications of ...