Venetian Acropolis Castle
| Venetian Acropolis Castle | |
|---|---|
Kalaja Venedikase e Akropolit | |
| Butrint, in Southern Albania | |
 The Venetian Castle | |
.svg)  Venetian Acropolis Castle | |
| Coordinates | 39°44′46″N 20°01′12″E / 39.74623717204898°N 20.019894806259728°E |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  Albania |
| Controlled by | .svg){kind=small} Republic of Venice.svg){kind=small} French First Republic  Ottoman Empire Albania |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Site history | |
| Built | 14th century |
| Materials | Ancient Blocks |
The Venetian Acropolis Castle (
Ali Pasha of Tepelena conquered it and it joined the Ottoman Empire until Albanian Independence in 1912. The Castle Today was Restored/Rebuilt by Luigi Maria Ugolini in 1936 and now houses a museum.[1][2][3]
Gallery
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Inside the Castle -
Venetian Exclave of Butrint
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See also
- Venetian Triangular Castle
- Butrint
- Butrint National Park
- Lake Butrint
- Channel of Vivari
- List of castles in Albania
- Tourism in Albania
- History of Albania
References
- ^ "Venetian Castle". 2021.
- ^ "Butrint's Venetian Castle". 2019.
- ^ "Butrinto (Butrint)". 2022.
External links
| Castles in Albania | |
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| Northern Albania | |
| Central Albania | |
| Southern Albania | |
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