ARSENAL (MARTINENGO BASTION):
The bastion was built by the Venetian architect Giovanni Sammianelli
between 1550-1559. With its triangular design it is one of the good examples
of military architecture. In its vaulted chambers there are chimneys for
gunpowder smoke to escape and for ventilation to take place. On its walls
there are niches for gunpowder barrels and cannon balls. When commander
Martinengo, the popular commander of the Venetian reinforcement troops
to Cyprus, dies on the way, he is brought to Cyprus and his name is given
to this bastion.
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