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Kyrenia Castle | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Medieval |
Town or city | Kyrenia |
Country | De jure Cyprus De facto Northern Cyprus |
Coordinates | 35°20′29″N 33°19′20″E / 35.341389°N 33.322222°E |
Construction started | 16th-century |
Kyrenia Castle (Greek: Κάστρο της Κερύνειας Turkish: Girne Kalesi) is a 16th-century castle built by the Venetians over a previous Crusader fortification. Within its walls lies a twelfth-century chapel showing reused late Roman capitals, and the Shipwreck Museum.