And he knew about the robustness of the castle.It was one of the rare he was one of the rare architects who knew about siege and had the picture of the Mediterranean.
He had gone to Corfu, to Crete and to Cyprus. He had learned from up close the Greek art. This way we see doric columns in his works. The churches and the palaces show his sensitivity for the value of the stone. And his castles for the respect towards the people he protected. At Famagusta his castle over topped against the sea like an ancient Greek theater because he knew its value and its importance. His protection was founded as a structure with four corners and a deep moat. So the conqueror had to give it all to get just a little. In the beginning the Ottomans believed that it would be easy to deal with the Janissaries. But when they sent them to the first attack to fascinate everyone they were forced back by the Venetian cavalry. And this surprised most of them but also brought awe to the experts. Famagusta could not accept any surrender without a tough battle. The people of Famagusta do not belong to those who leave before they see the enemy. They would stay until the end to protect their land. This is what their enemy understood. So they changed strategy. And so they they dropped the frontal approach. From then on the used the artillery. Twenty five cannons and four mouths a fire started bombarding without mercy the city, at free will. But they hadn't predicted the strength of the lion of St. Mark. And every hit even if it maimed it, grew them for the struggle. It was them he had in mind when the night ended.
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