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Field photograph·Csn0198

Kolossi castle

Kolossi castle, a square stone tower with a crenellated top, seen from the front
Photograph: John Lindros, Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0198. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A square stone tower with crenellations along its roofline and small windows stands behind low walls of ruins. A tall cypress rises at the right, and a short flight of steps leads up to a doorway in the lower front. Low bushes grow in the foreground among scattered stones.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Kolossi castle, a tall square stone tower with battlements, with a cypress tree beside it
Description, scan 2
A tall, square tower of cut stone rises above a lower ruined wall in the foreground, with a crenellated parapet along the top and small windows set in its walls. A doorway at ground level is reached by a short flight of steps on the right, and a tall cypress stands beside the tower. Scrub and bare ground fill the foreground below.

English, as on the record

KOLOSSI CASTLE. "The country is open and pleasant to Colos, a fine village, where there was formerly a commanderie of the Knights Hospitallers. Lewis de Magnac, grand Commander in Cyprus, built, in this place (in 1454), a plain, square, and strong tower, which still remains." Alexander Drummond-1745 (Travels through Different Cities) Harold Lloyd-Carson.

English, as on the record

KOLOSSI CASTLE. "The country is open and pleasant to Colos, a fine village, where there was formerly a commanderie of the Knights Hospitallers. Lewis de Magnac, grand Commander in Cyprus, built, in this place (in 1454), a plain, square, and strong tower, which still remains." Alexander Drummond-1745 (Travels through Different Cities) Harold Lloyd-Carson.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)