Saranta Kolones

Saranta Kolones is a ruined medieval fort inside the Paphos Archaeological Park and it's miles positioned just north of the harbour of Paphos, at the island of Cyprus. It takes its name from the large quantity of granite columns that were discovered at the web page and probably once fashioned part of the historical agora. The Byzantine citadel is assumed to were built at the stop of the 7th century advert to guard the port and the city of Nea Pafos from Arab raids and later remodeled by the Lusignans.

The fort had a 3-metre thick wall with 4 large corner towers and every other four middleman towers alongside the becoming a member of walls and moat surrounding the fort. get right of entry to turned into throughout a wood bridge spanning the moat. The rectangular courtyard measured 35 metres lengthy through 35 metres extensive, with a tower at every nook. the primary front turned into thru a fifth, horseshoe-formed tower on the east side. Destroyed through an earthquake in 1222, the castle became ultimately abandoned.