Greece · 14th century
The fortifications of Chania are a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surround the city of Chania in Crete, Greece. The inner city walls were first built in antiquity, and were rebuilt by the Byzantine Empire. The outer walls were built in the 16th century by the Republic of Venice. Some of the fortifications were demolished in the 20th century, but parts of both the Byzantine and Venetian walls remain intact.
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Fortifications of Chania ranks #3,834 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #52 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded 1336, it is older than 58% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
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