| New Fortress | |
|---|---|
Νέο Φρούριο | |
| Part of the defences of Corfu City | |
| Corfu, Greece | |
 New Fortress, view from old port (north-east) | |
| Coordinates | 39°37′31″N 19°55′00″E / 39.6254°N 19.9168°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  Greece |
| Controlled by | Republic of Venice (until 1797), France (1797–99, 1807–14), Septinsular Republic (1800–15), United Kingdom (1815–64), Greece (since 1864) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1572–post 1728[1] |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Corfu (1798–99), Corfu Incident |
The New Fortress of Corfu (Greek: Νέο Φρούριο; Venetian: Fortezza Nuova) is a Venetian fortress built on the hill of St. Mark in Corfu in stages. The original architect of the fort was the military engineer Ferrante Vitelli. The current buildings which exist within the fortress were built by the British during their rule of the island (1815–63).[2]
At the top of the castle there is a stone building which was used for defence and a brick building which in modern times functions as the headquarters of the Naval Station of Corfu.[2] The Venetian fortifications were later expanded by the British and the French to help defend against a possible Turkish attack.[3] Its fortifications included 700 pieces of artillery with range estimated as far as the Albanian coast.[4]
- ^ Skarponas Rampart built 1728, per mural monument
- ^ a b Nondas Stamatopoulos (1993). Old Corfu: history and culture. N. Stamatopoulos. p. 162. ISBN 9789608403000.
The New Fortress was built on the hill of St. Mark between 1572 and 1645, the military engineer ...
- ^ Fodor's (21 June 2011). Fodor's Greece. Fodor's Travel Publications. p. 386. ISBN 978-0-307-92863-4.
- ^ Fernand Braudel (1995). The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II. University of California Press. pp. 126–129. ISBN 978-0-520-20308-2.