FAMAGUSTA DOOR
Fortifications – Ramparts
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Built in 1567-1568, this fortified gate is the most imposing of the three openings in Nicosia's Venetian walls.
This fortified gate (Πύλη Αμμοχώστου/Pyli Ammochostou) is the most imposing of the three openings in Nicosia's Venetian walls. It was built in 1567-1568 and named Porta Giuliana in honor of its designer, the architect Giulio Savorgnano, who also supervised the fortifications of Heraklion, Crete. A pedestrian tunnel connects the moat, with an 11-meter-diameter dome in the center that lets in the light. On either side, the former guardrooms house municipal exhibition and reception areas.
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Initialement connue comme «Porta Giuliana», la porte orientale de l’enceinte, elle prit ultérieurement le nom de «Porte d’Ammochostos» car elle s’ouvrait sur la route menant vers la plus importante ville portuaire de l’île à l’époque, celle d’Ammochostos.
La porte d’Ammochostos est aujourd’hui restaurée et accueille dans son spacieux passage voûté, bordé de deux salles attenantes, les activités du centre culturel municipal de Nicosie. La façade intra muros est imposante ; du côté hors cité, la porte donne sur la douve qui entoure les remparts