Corfu was annexed to the Republic of Venice
and acted as a military base on the Adriatic coast
- the Venetians ruled the island between 1386-1797
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Sea moat
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Entrance to the Fortress
Savorgnan Bastion
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Savorgnan Bastion
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The twin peaks of the Fortress rock
were originally fortified in the Middle Byzantine period,
when Corfu was part of the Byzantine empire
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During the period of the English Protectorate (1815-1864)
a number of new defence works were built
in the Old Fortress,
though without changing its form
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Some of the buildings of the Venetian period
were destroyed during the English Protectorate
and above all during World War II
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