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Patra castle stands on the spur of a plateau above the coastline, and consists of an inner circuit, a massive inner enclosure keep in the north-east corner and an impressive seven-sided tower at the south-east angle built in alternating courses of brick poros and limestone strongly reminiscent of Byzantine masonry. The circuit is surrounded by a narrow terrace and a ditch round the north, east and south flanks. The main gate is a large tower vaulted in brick with abundant classical fragments from the ancient acropolis, a second Frankish gateway with portcullis channel and a Turkish inner arch. |
