Castle of Kolossi, Cyprus
| General Attributes |
DOI| 10.34946/D6FW2J | |
| Project Name | Castle of Kolossi |
| Country | Cyprus |
| Status | Upcoming |
| Download |
| Spatial Data | Coming Soon |
| Data Bounds (approx.) |
Data Types |
| Data Type |
Size |
Device Name |
Device Type |
| Photogrammetry - Aerial | 10.8 GB | DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise | Drone |
| LiDAR - Terrestrial | 4.36 GB | Cyrax 2500 | Time of Flight Scanner |
| Background |
| Site Description | Kolossi castle is a medieval castle built in the 15th century A.D. It is also known as Koulas. The donjon lies in the vicinity of the village of the same name in the south-western outskirts of Limassol. The plain on which the castle is located is one of the agriculturally richest regions of the island from which the renowned Commandaria comes from. The order of Saint John, the owners of the castle, initiated the production of the wine which reached even north-European royal courts. The castle constitutes one of the most important building works of the Frankish period (A.D. 1191-1489). Its services were multi-faceted throughout the centuries including being: the main residence of the Grand Commander and the administrative centre of the Order; the estates’ nucleus for the production of sugar and other products of the region; the domination symbol of the Hospitallers; a storage house; water features; and viewpoints. Before the erection of the current castle, a quadrangular curtain wall with supporting rooms on the west side, related to the refinement of sugar, must occupied the area. However, the keep which one can see today was built in the 1450s by Louis de Magnac, the General Commander of the Hospitallers in Cyprus. The fortress is an enormous square, well-built, three-story edifice, built from local limestone ashlar blocks. The castle is one of the most photographed monuments, adorning postcards, postage stamps, gravures and other media. Today the castle is open to the public to visit as a sightseeing.
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| Project Description | TBA
- Terrestrial LiDAR |
| External Project Link | View exhibit |
| Collection Date | 0001-01-01 to 0001-01-01 |
| Publication Date | 0001-01-01 |
| License Type | CC BY-NC-SA |
| Model Information |
| Reuse Score | B - High-Quality Model without Georeferencing |
| Citation |
| Mnemosyne Research Center, UNESCO Chair on Digital Cultural Heritage, Cyprus University of Technology 0001: Castle of Kolossi - Photogrammetry - Aerial, LiDAR - Terrestrial. Distributed by Open Heritage 3D. https://doi.org/10.34946/D6FW2J |
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