Korikos Castle :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Korikos Castle

Turkey / Cilicia / Adana / Selevkia / Korikos

Location

It is situated in Cilicia.

Hakobian Ashot, Archaeological Excavations and Restoration of Monuments in Western Armenia, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 18.

Restoration

It consists of two strongholds one of which stands on the sea shore and the other on the opposite island. The latter has been cleared of wild vegetation and thoroughly excavated, as a result of which, the foundations of a Roman structure with a mosaic floor were unclosed near its church (oil cloth was used for their temporary preservation). The corroded outer and inner surfaces of the ramparts have been partially restored with new rows of thin stones of revetment.

Hakobian Ashot, Archaeological Excavations and Restoration of Monuments in Western Armenia, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 18.

As for the castle on the sea shore, the part adjoining its entrance and the upper section of the arch overlooking the sea have been restored in the same way.

Hakobian Ashot, Archaeological Excavations and Restoration of Monuments in Western Armenia, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 18.

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A general view of the marine castle of Korikos

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The construction inscription of the marine castle of Korikos

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The church of the so-called land castle of Korikos

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An interior view of the marine castle of Korikos with a church in the centre

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The land castle of Korikos

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The eastern tower of the castle before its restoration

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The eastern tower of the castle after its restoration

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Author Raffi Kortoshian
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Date 2007 y․