Limassol Castle
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Title
Limassol Castle
Alternative Title
Κάστρο Λεμεσού
Subject
Description
The Limassol castle consists of a palimpsest of structures. On the exact place a 13th-century church was gradually transformed into the fort we see today. However, until its final form, edifices of distinct roles occupied the site. In chronological order these are a Byzantine basilica, the aforementioned Gothic church, a defensive tower (réduit), storage cellars, prison cells, a police station and finally an archaeological site and museum in recent times. The continuous transition of the role of buildings on the site mirror the political upheaval of Cyprus' history throughout the centuries. Due to the fact that the castle area operates as a focal point of Limassol town in a manifold way, attracted the interest of photographers in the past century.
Το κάστρο Λεμεσού βρίσκεται σε κοντινή απόσταση από το παλαιό λιμάνι της πόλης και θεωρείται ως ένα αρχιτεκτονικά πολύπλοκο μνημείο. Σήμερα λειτουργεί ως μουσείο, φιλοξενώντας τη μεσαιωνική συλλογή του Τμήματος Αρχαιοτήτων και αποτελεί σημείο αναφοράς για τη πόλη. Λόγω της συνεχούς χρήσης του, σχετικά πρόσφατα δόθηκε η ευκαιρία να μελετηθεί διεξοδικά. Όπως φαίνεται από τα αρχαιολογικά τεκμήρια, οι ερευνητές διέκριναν ίχνη κτηρίων διαφορετικών σκοπών και λειτουργιών ανά περιόδους όπως μια Πρωτοχριστιανική βασιλική, ένας Γοτθικός ναός, ένας πύργος, χώροι αποθήκευσης, κελιά φυλακών, αστυνομικός σταθμός και, φυσικά, αρχαιολογικός χώρος και μουσείο στη σημερινή εποχή. Ωστόσο οι διάφορες ερμηνείες και ο διάλογος ανάμεσα στους ερευνητές είναι ακόμα ανοικτός. Η περιοχή του κάστρου ανέκαθεν αποτελούσε κέντρο είτε διασκέδασης, είτε εμπορίου της πόλης της Λεμεσού, γεγονός που, κατά τον προηγούμενο αιώνα, προσέλκυε το ενδιαφέρον των φωτογράφων.
Creator
Source
[1] C. Enlart, L Art Gothique et de la Renaissance en Chypre. Paris: Republished translated and edited by David Hunt (London, 1987), 1899.
[2] G. Jeffery, A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus: Studies in the Archaeology and Architecture of the Island. Cyprus, 1918.
[3] R. Gunnis, Historic Cyprus. A Guide to Its Towns and Villages, Monasteries and Castles. London, 1936.
[4] G. Hill, A History of Cyprus, Vol. II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948.
[5] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1949.
[6] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1950.
[7] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1951.
[8] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1953.
[9] A. H. S. Megaw, The Arts in Cyprus: B. Military Architecture, in A History of the Crusades, vol. 2, N. P. Setton, K. M., Hazard, H. W., Zacour, Ed. University of Wisconsin Press, 1977.
[10] G. Perbellini, Le fortificazioni del regno di Cipro nello stato Veneto (X-XVI sec.), KS, vol. 49, pp. 193-225, 1985. [11] K. Molin, Unknown Crusader Castles. Hambledon - New York - London, 2001.
[12] H. Procopiou, To Kastro tis Lemesou, in Lemesos: Taxidi stous chronous mias polis, T. Marangou, A. G., Kolotas, Ed. Limassol: Limassol Municipality Press, 2006, pp. 185 190.
[13] J. S. Petre, Crusader Castles of Cyprus: The Fortifications of Cyprus Under The Lusignans: 1191-1489. Nicosia: Cyprus Research Centre, Texts and Studies in the History of Cyprus LXIX, 2012.
[14] M. Olympios, Rummaging through Ruins: Architecture in Limassol in the Lusignan and Venetian Periods, in Lemesos. A History of Limassol in Cyprus from Antiquity to the Ottoman Conques, C. Nicolaou-Konnari, Angel, Schabel, Ed. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015, pp. 362-500.
[15] C. Corvisier, Le chateau de Limassol, ancienne chapelle du Temple?, in L Art Gothique en Chypre, P. Vaivre, J-B. de, Plagnieux, Ed. 2006, pp. 395-399.
[16] N. Corvisier, C., Faucherre, Une chapelle templiere dans la redoute turque? L enigme archeologique du chateau de Limassol en Chypre, in Utilis est lapis in structura. Melanges offerts a Leon Pressouyre, 2000, pp. 345-371.
[17] Procopiou, E., (with I. Nicolaou and A. Destrooper), Lemesos. Odos Zik-Zak. Ekthesi Apotelesmaton sostikis anaskafikis Ereunas 1993,RDAC, pp. 285-322, 1997.
[2] G. Jeffery, A Description of the Historic Monuments of Cyprus: Studies in the Archaeology and Architecture of the Island. Cyprus, 1918.
[3] R. Gunnis, Historic Cyprus. A Guide to Its Towns and Villages, Monasteries and Castles. London, 1936.
[4] G. Hill, A History of Cyprus, Vol. II. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1948.
[5] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1949.
[6] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1950.
[7] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1951.
[8] ARDAC, Annual Report of the Department of Antiquities. 1953.
[9] A. H. S. Megaw, The Arts in Cyprus: B. Military Architecture, in A History of the Crusades, vol. 2, N. P. Setton, K. M., Hazard, H. W., Zacour, Ed. University of Wisconsin Press, 1977.
[10] G. Perbellini, Le fortificazioni del regno di Cipro nello stato Veneto (X-XVI sec.), KS, vol. 49, pp. 193-225, 1985. [11] K. Molin, Unknown Crusader Castles. Hambledon - New York - London, 2001.
[12] H. Procopiou, To Kastro tis Lemesou, in Lemesos: Taxidi stous chronous mias polis, T. Marangou, A. G., Kolotas, Ed. Limassol: Limassol Municipality Press, 2006, pp. 185 190.
[13] J. S. Petre, Crusader Castles of Cyprus: The Fortifications of Cyprus Under The Lusignans: 1191-1489. Nicosia: Cyprus Research Centre, Texts and Studies in the History of Cyprus LXIX, 2012.
[14] M. Olympios, Rummaging through Ruins: Architecture in Limassol in the Lusignan and Venetian Periods, in Lemesos. A History of Limassol in Cyprus from Antiquity to the Ottoman Conques, C. Nicolaou-Konnari, Angel, Schabel, Ed. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015, pp. 362-500.
[15] C. Corvisier, Le chateau de Limassol, ancienne chapelle du Temple?, in L Art Gothique en Chypre, P. Vaivre, J-B. de, Plagnieux, Ed. 2006, pp. 395-399.
[16] N. Corvisier, C., Faucherre, Une chapelle templiere dans la redoute turque? L enigme archeologique du chateau de Limassol en Chypre, in Utilis est lapis in structura. Melanges offerts a Leon Pressouyre, 2000, pp. 345-371.
[17] Procopiou, E., (with I. Nicolaou and A. Destrooper), Lemesos. Odos Zik-Zak. Ekthesi Apotelesmaton sostikis anaskafikis Ereunas 1993,RDAC, pp. 285-322, 1997.
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab
Contributor
Department of Antiquities, Cyprus
Rights
Relation
Photograph of the Interior of Limassol Castle
Photograph of Limassol Medieval Castle / Museum
Photograph of Gothic Hall at Lemesos Castle
Photograph of Limassol Medieval Castle
Photograph of Limassol Medieval Castle by night
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1930)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1930)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1960)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1950)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1980)
Photograph of Makarios Archbishop of Cyprus visit the Medival Castle (1964)
Photograph of Flagstaff at Medieval Castle for the crown of Queen Elizabeth of England (1953)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (2000)
History of Limassol castle
Images of Limassol castle's point cloud
Flythrough video presenting Limassol castle's point cloud
Limassol Castle
Photograph of Limassol Medieval Castle / Museum
Photograph of Gothic Hall at Lemesos Castle
Photograph of Limassol Medieval Castle
Photograph of Limassol Medieval Castle by night
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1930)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1930)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1960)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1950)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (1980)
Photograph of Makarios Archbishop of Cyprus visit the Medival Castle (1964)
Photograph of Flagstaff at Medieval Castle for the crown of Queen Elizabeth of England (1953)
Photograph of Medieval Castle at Eirinis Street (2000)
History of Limassol castle
Images of Limassol castle's point cloud
Flythrough video presenting Limassol castle's point cloud
Limassol Castle
Language
en
el
Type
Identifier
MEDIEVAL_LIMASSOL_CASTLE_GEN_VIEW
Date Created
13th century
Is Part Of
Europeana Archaeology
Temporal Coverage
Frankish (1191-1489)
Venetian (1489-1571)
Ottoman (1571-1878)
British (1878-1960)
Modern (1960-2008)
Medieval European (1200-1499)
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Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Limassol Castle,” Αψίδα, accessed December 31, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/45624.