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From: Tzortzakakis Dimitris on 25 Jul 2010 16:04
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44148682(a)N02/4828134924/
A fortification wall in the leper colony.


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From: DanP on 27 Jul 2010 16:46
On Jul 25, 9:04 pm, "Tzortzakakis Dimitris" <no...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/44148682(a)N02/4828134924/
> A fortification wall in the leper colony.
>
> --
> Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
> major in electrical engineering
> mechanized infantry reservist
> hordad AT otenet DOT gr

Why did they make a wall? I cannot imagine anyone wanting to get in.


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From: Tzortzakakis Dimitris on 28 Jul 2010 14:17

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On Jul 25, 9:04 pm, "Tzortzakakis Dimitris" <no...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/44148682(a)N02/4828134924/
> A fortification wall in the leper colony.
>
> --
> Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
> major in electrical engineering
> mechanized infantry reservist
> hordad AT otenet DOT gr

>Why did they make a wall? I cannot imagine anyone >wanting to get in.
Obviously, before it was a leper colony, it was a venetian fort. (Crete was
occupied in medieval times and later, by the Venetians and the Ottomans).
There is a famous castle in Iraklion, Koules, which is also Venetian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraklion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinalonga


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Tzortzakakis Dimitrios
major in electrical engineering
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hordad AT otenet DOT gr




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