Fortifications of Chania

Fortifications of Chania
Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Fortifications of Chania are defensive walls surrounding the city of Chania in Crete, Greece. The inner city walls originated in antiquity and were later rebuilt by the Byzantine Empire. The outer walls were constructed in the 16th century by the Republic of Venice. Some fortifications were demolished in the 20th century, though significant sections of both Byzantine and Venetian walls remain intact today [1].

TypeWall
Period500 BC - 1 AD
CountryGreece
Coordinates35.5144° N, 24.0161° E

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