Greece · 19th century
St. George's Castle (Greek: Κάστρο Αγίου Γεωργίου, romanized: Kastro Agiou Georgiou; Turkish: Yeni kale, or Hizir kalesi) is an Ottoman fortification located in the city of Preveza, northwestern Greece. It was built in 1807, during the rule of Ali Pasha of Ioannina over the region (1806-1820), and it was constructed on plans drawn by the French engineer Frédéric François Guillaume de Vaudoncourt (1772-1845).
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St. George's Fort ranks #7,996 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #94 of the 133 mapped in Greece. Founded 1807, it is older than 11% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ioannina, 80 km away. See how Greece compares in the castle statistics.
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