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Larnaca Castle ((ギリシア語:Κάστρο Λάρνακας) (トルコ語:Larnaka Kalesi)), is a castle located on the southern coast of Cyprus. It was constructed to defend the southern coasts of Cyprus and was later used as a prison, artillery and an outpost. ==History== Larnaca has been inhabited since the 14th century B.C. when the Mycenaean-Achaeans Greeks founded a small town. Much later, the Byzantines constructed a small fort near its harbour. It is not clear when the Byzantine fort was first built but archeological research carried out around the castle suggest that initial construction started in late 12th century AD. The city gained importance during the medieval ages after the Genovese occupied the main port of the country, Famagusta, and the need for a new port town emerged. Soon after Larnaca became one of the main ports of the Kingdom of Cyprus, and the need for a castle protecting the city and the harbour emerged. Between the years 1382-1398 the small Byzantine fortification located near the harbour was upgraded to a more substantial castle. By the 18th century the castle started losing importance and was abandoned. In the first half of the 18th century, a famous explorer, Abbot Giovanni Mariti, recorded that the castle was in a semi-ruined state; yet there was still garrison protecting it. The castle was subject to German occupation during World War II. The occupation lasted from 1 June 1941 to 10 May 1945. During the Occupation the German military used it as an outpost. At the end of the war the British reoccupied the castle and converted into a prison where they installed a gallows to execute prisoners. The last execution took place in 1948. During the Cypriot civil war Greek Cypriots held the castle and they too used it as a prison. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Larnaca Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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