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Sabbionara Rampart
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Chania
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After the Santa Luccia bastion, the Venetian wall turns north towards the sea, where the Sabbionara Rampart and bastion are located. It is the only gate of the Venetian fortifications that remain to date, was altered externally during the Ottoman period, when its size was reduced. Currently, the Sabbionara Gate is used as a space for exhibitions of art or exhibitions related to everyday culture, and as a venue for cultural events in general.
After the Santa Luccia bastion, the Venetian wall turns north towards the sea, where the Sabbionara Rampart and bastion are located. It is the only gate of the Venetian fortifications that remain to date, was altered externally during the Ottoman period, when its size was reduced. Currently, the Sab…
The rampart Sabbionara still preserves its Turkish name "koum - kapi (Kum Kapisi = the Gate of the Sand), is located on the northeast corner of the Venetian walls and is completely constructed in the sea. On the front of the rampart, the circular Venetian emblem of the lion of Agios Marcos is still preserved. It is the only preserved gate today and its external side had been modified during the Turkish period.
The rampart Sabbionara still preserves its Turkish name "koum - kapi (Kum Kapisi = the Gate of the Sand), is located on the northeast corner of the Venetian walls and is completely constructed in the sea. On the front of the rampart, the circular Venetian emblem of the lion of Agios Marcos is still…
The rampart Sabbionara still preserves its Turkish name "koum - kapi (Kum Kapisi = the Gate of the Sand), is located on the northeast corner of the Venetian walls and is completely constructed in the