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Citadel seen from the sea, Calvi, Corsica

RIBA Ref No RIBA27439
Architect/DesignerGiovaninello de Loreto
Artist/PhotographerDeakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
CountryFrance
CityCalvi
Subject Date1268
Image Date1930
ViewExterior
StyleRomanesque
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceDK/C/29/1* (DKN/C/68)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditRalph Deakin / RIBA Collections
SubjectHarbours ; Boats ; Castles ; Fortifications ; Reflections
NOTES: This town on the northwest coast of Corsica began as a fishing port. It became a stronghold only after the arrival of the Genovese when, in 1268, Giovaninello de Loreto, a Corsican nobleman, built this huge citadel on the windswept rock (Calvus) overlooking the port and named it Calvi.
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