| Kolossi Castle | |
 Kolossi Castle |
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| Building information | |
|---|---|
| Town | Limassol |
| Country | Cyprus |
| Style | Stronghold |
The Kolossi Castle is a stronghold a few kilometers outside the city of Limassol on the island of Cyprus. Limassol or Lemesos ( Greek: Λεμεσός, Lemesos; Turkish: Limasol, alt Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía A stronghold is a strongly fortified defensive structureThe history of fortified buildings extends from antiquity to modern times A stronghold is a strongly fortified defensive structureThe history of fortified buildings extends from antiquity to modern times Limassol or Lemesos ( Greek: Λεμεσός, Lemesos; Turkish: Limasol, alt Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía It held a great strategic importance and contained production of sugar, one of Cyprus' main exports in the Middle Ages. The original castle was possibly built in 1210 by Frankish military when the land of Kolossi was given by King Hugh I to the Knights of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (Hospitallers) (see also Commandaria), and the present castle was built in 1454 by the Hospitallers. The Franks or Frankish people (Franci or gens Francorum) were West Germanic tribes first identified in the 3rd century as an Ethnic group Hugh III of Cyprus (1235 &ndash 24 March 1284 born Hughues de Poitiers, later Hughues de Lusignan (he adopted his mother's surname de Lusignan in 1267 The Knights Hospitaller (also known as the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St Commandaria (or Commanderia; Greek: Κουμανδαρία is an amber-coloured sweet Dessert wine made in the Commandaria region of Cyprus Dwellers in the castle include Richard I of England,the Templars and the already mentioned Hospitallers. Richard I (8 September 1157 &ndash 6 April 1199 was King of England from 6 July 1189 until his death The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Solomonici commonly known as the Knights Templar or the Order
 A hall inside the castle |
 Lusignan escutcheon on the eastern wall |
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