Limassol Castle

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fortification medieval castle museum building tourist attraction

Limassol Castle is a medieval fortification in the Cypriot city of Limassol, best known for its role in Crusader history and for housing the Cyprus Medieval Museum.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cyprus Medieval Museum	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fortification ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ museum building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	medieval military architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Berengaria of Navarre ⓘ King Richard the Lionheart ⓘ surface form: King Richard I of England
continent	Europe ⓘ
controlledBy	British Empire ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ surface form: Byzantine Empire (historically) Kingdom of Cyprus ⓘ Lusignan dynasty ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ Republic of Venice ⓘ
country	Cyprus ⓘ
event	marriage of Richard I of England and Berengaria of Navarre in Limassol (traditionally associated) ⓘ
floorCount	2 ⓘ
hasExhibit	armor ⓘ coins ⓘ crosses ⓘ ecclesiastical art ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ medieval everyday objects ⓘ medieval pottery ⓘ medieval weapons ⓘ tombstones ⓘ
hasFunction	defensive stronghold ⓘ museum ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction	Limassol Marina ⓘ Old Port of Limassol ⓘ surface form: Limassol Old Port
heritageDesignation	listed ancient monument of Cyprus ⓘ
houses	Limassol Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Cyprus Medieval Museum
locatedIn	Cyprus ⓘ Limassol ⓘ Limassol ⓘ surface form: Limassol District
locatedInOldTownOf	Limassol ⓘ
locatedNear	Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
managedBy	Department of Antiquities of Cyprus ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	role in Crusader history ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
ownedBy	Cyprus ⓘ surface form: Republic of Cyprus
partOf	defensive network of coastal fortifications of Cyprus ⓘ
touristAttractionOf	Cyprus ⓘ Limassol ⓘ
usedAs	garrison (historically) ⓘ prison (Ottoman period) ⓘ salt store (historically) ⓘ
usedDuring	Crusades ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limassol → hasHistoricSite → Limassol Castle ⓘ

Limassol Castle → houses → Limassol Castle self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cyprus Medieval Museum