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Rocca a Mare

fortress in Heraklion, Crete, Greece
AdministrativeArea sea_fort Q603920

Facts

14 properties

Designation

Instance of
sea fort
Heritage designation
archaeological site in Greece[11]

Location

Country
Greece[3]
Location
Heraklion[7]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 35.345°, 25.137°[9]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Heraklion Municipality[2]

Period and style

Inception
1523[8]
Architect
Michele Sanmicheli[4]
More facts +6
Owned by
Republic of Venice[6]
Official website
www.heraklion.gr[10]
Website
www.heraklion.gr
Located in
Heraklion Municipality
Commissioned by
Republic of Venice[5]
Coordinates
🗺️ 35.345°, 25.137°
🏷️ Also known as
en Rocca a Mare ar قلعة كاندية de Rocca a Mare Festung de Burg Koules el Ρόκκα α Μάρε el Θαλάσσιο Φρούριο ενετικού λιμένος Ηρακλείου (Κούλες) el Καστέλλο ντελ Μόλο es Fortaleza de Heraclión es Fortaleza Rocca a Mare es Fortaleza veneciana de Candía es Fortaleza veneciana de Heraclión fi Iraklionin linnoitus fr forteresse d'Héraklion he מבצר קולס nl Koules nl Koulés ro Fortăreața Koules ru Крепость Кулес ru Кулес tr Kule Kalesi
🔖 Identifiers · 8
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
20090415 Hrakleio Krhth Limani Koules 1.jpg ↗
Burgenwelt ID
griechenland/iraklio
Described at URL
odysseus.culture.gr
Freebase ID
/m/04072w6
GeoNames ID
6692211
Greek Castles ID
koules
Kulturenvanteri monument ID
341072
Wiki Loves Monuments ID
GR-M91-0018
📚 Sources · 1
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🔗 Connections
Architect 1
Michele Sanmicheli
Commissioned by 1
Republic of Venice
Country 1
Greece
Located in the administrative territorial entity 1
Heraklion Municipality
Location 1
Heraklion
Owned by 1
Republic of Venice
Owns / has subsidiaries 1
Republic of Venice
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Łaziska, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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Summary

Rocca a Mare is a sea fort[1].

Related Entities

Greece Republic of Venice

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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