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Apart from repairing the islands’ fortifications, the Ottomans left few lasting remnants of their rule.
It is all that remains of Sevilla’s medieval fortifications, and in times of possible invasion a huge metal chain was hauled from here to the other riverbank to protect the harbor.
Skilled engineers and architects, the Moors built numerous palaces and fortifications.
In the 14th century, the Ming rulers mobilized 200,000 workers to build fortifications extending 331⁄2 km (nearly 21 miles).
Proudly emblazoned with the Lion of St. Mark, the ports and fortifications of Iráklion (called Candia under Venetian rule, as was the whole of Crete), Chaniá, and Réthymnon bear witness to the Venetians’ ambitious public building program.