From archaeological excavations we know that the ancient
city of Corfu was located in the area of Kanoni and
was an organised fortified city with two ports.
The
Agora was the trade centre of the city and it was located
in the centre of it, surrounded by impressive buildings
such as villas and Doric temples.
The
ancient city also had theatres and stadiums.
Destroyed during the 6th century, the Ancient city was
abandoned by its inhabitants who found refuge in the northern
part of the peninsula, where the actual city and capital
stands. |
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surrounding hills.
When the
island fell, in the 14th century, under Venetian rule,
the city experienced some major changes due to the threat
of the Turkish invasion.
All of the medieval buildings
built by the dynasty of the Angevins were destroyed
and replaced, for defensive purposes, by new buildings
founded by military Venetian architects. The whole
city was full of multi-storey imposing and austere buildings that exist till today.
Later, the city was embellished with public monuments, squares and churches, just like an Italian city of the Renaissance.
The Town Hall of Corfu was built that time in the Venetian architecture and stands till today as an impressive building. |
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After the unification of Corfu with the rest of Greece
in 1864, which was signed in the Ionian Parliament, some monuments were built such as the Municipal Theatre and Kaiser's Bridge, which is ruined today.
Unfortunately, a lot of those amazing monuments were
destroyed during World War II, but the unique character and atmosphere
of Corfu town is fortunately preserved till today. |
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