Tower · Ancient Monument
Kiti Tower
Kiti, Larnaca District
Kiti Tower: a tower in Kiti, Larnaca District. Declared an Ancient Monument in 1910.
Protection
Antiquities Law- 18 March 1910
Declared an Ancient Monument, No. 10010
“Kiti Tower”
The Cyprus Gazette of 1 April 1910 (Notice No. 10010), p. 7036, PDF p. 76 Online
In the literature
1- 1563
Four-sided Venetian lookout tower with two floors, built by Proveditor Zuan Mattio Bembo; completed c. 1563; coats of arms of Bembo and Gradenigo families.
As printed
“Moreover, another letter of the Venetian Proveditor General of Cyprus Bernado Sagredo, 1563, discloses that this tower was the work of his predecessor Zuan Mattio Bembo.”
Nasa Patapiou, "Larnaka During Venetian Rule", Cyprus Today vol. 47, no. 2 (April–June 2009), pp. 15–27, p. 25.
Sources
- 1.The Cyprus Gazette of 1 April 1910 (Notice No. 10010), p. 7036, PDF p. 76 Online
- 2.Nasa Patapiou, "Larnaka During Venetian Rule", Cyprus Today vol. 47, no. 2 (April–June 2009), pp. 15–27, p. 25.
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