Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Ottoman fortress

The Izzeddin Fortress is an Ottoman fortress in Souda Bay. It was established by the Ottomans in 1872. Already under the Cretan State (1898–1913) it was used as a prison, and continued so when Crete passed under Greek rule, until 1950. It was particularly notorious as a site of imprisonment for political prisoners, especially during the dictatorship of Theodoros Pangalos (1925–26) and the Greek Civil War.

The Koules fortress towers over the coast. It was built by the Ottomans after the Cretan revolution in 1866, during the effort to control Crete again through a net of fortification works. It is a sample of fortress architecture of 19th century. The purpose of its location was to control the Apokoronas valley where it used to be the passage to Chania. The fortress was the biggest fortification establishment of its period.