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Arsenal
The bastion was built by the Venetian architect Giovanni Sammianelli
between 1550-1559. With its triangular design it is one of the
good examples of military architecture. In its vaulted chambers
there are chimneys for gunpowder smoke to escape and for ventilation
to take place. On its walls there are niches for gunpowder barrels
and cannon balls. When commander Martinengo, the popular commander
of the Venetian reinforcement troops to Cyprus, dies on the
way, he is brought to Cyprus and his name is given to this bastion.
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