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Old Fortress in the 16th century from a print at the British Museum. The protective wall of the marina is visible in front of the castle. The marina is still in use to this day. The Old Fortress of Corfu (Greek: Παλαιό Φρούριο, Venetian: Fortezza Vecchia) is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu.
The old cathedral was located in the Old Fortress of Corfu city and was dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul. This church was one of the oldest monuments of the Old Fortress and originally served as an Orthodox cathedral. From the 13th to the 17th century it became the Catholic cathedral. Originally the church was a three-aisled basilica.
Layout of the fortifications of Corfu city, c. 1780 The city of Corfu is located on the east coast in the central part of the island between two forts: . The medieval Old Fortress, on the eastern tip of the city, cut off from the city by an artificial moat;
Old map of Angelokastro with the name Castello S. Angelo. The name may be related to the Komnenoi Angeloi, Despots of Epirus. [8] The earliest textual reference to the castle is in an Angevin document of 1272, [3] which refers to it as Castrum Sancti Angeli or Castrum S. Angeli, [7] 'Castle of the Holy Angel'. [15]
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The Hellenic Cricket Federation is based in Corfu and it is the only Greek sport federation that is based outside Athens. [13] The most Greek cricket clubs are based in Corfu and they star in the Greek Championship. Notable cricket clubs of Corfu are Kerkyraikos G.S. (KGS), founded in 1893, GSK Vyron, founded in 1925 and AO Phaeax founded in 1976.
Old Town Fort Collins, in Fort Collins, Colorado, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] By roughly the same official name, "Old Town Historic District", it is also the name of an overlapping, larger, local landmark historic district designated in 1972, and "Old Town" is informally a term for a much larger area.