Palamidi

Also known as Fortress of Palamidi

Palamidi () is a fortress to the east of the Acronauplia in the town of Nafplio in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece. Nestled on the crest of a 216-metre-high (709 ft) hill, the fortress was built by the Venetians during their second occupation of the area (1686–1715).

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Military installation.name: Palamidi
Military installation.location: Nafplion, Peloponnese, Greece
Military installation.map_type: Greece
Military installation.image: Palamidi fortress (Nafplio, Greece).jpg
Military installation.caption: The fortress of Palamidi.
Military installation.type: citadel Fortress
Military installation.built: 1714
Military installation.builder: Pierre de la Salle
Military installation.materials: hewn stone (ashlar)
Military installation.condition: Ruin
Military installation.ownership: Greek Ministry of Culture
Military installation.open_to_public: Yes
Military installation.garrison: 80 (1715)

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Elevation: 216
Image: Palamidi fortress (Nafplio, Greece).jpg

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Commons category: Palamidi castle
described at URL: www.kastra.eu/castlegr.php?kastro=palamidi
inception: 1714-00-00
hashtag: Παλαμηδι

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The fortress was a very large and ambitious project, but was finished within a relatively short period from 1711 to 1714. It is a typical baroque fortress based on the plans of Venetian engineer and oltramarini officer Antonio Giancix (Antun Jančić) and built by French military engineer Pierre de la Salle. In 1715, it was captured by the Ottomans and remained under their control until 1822, when it was captured by the Greeks at the Siege of Nauplia (1822).