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The
Castle
The
original
phase
of
the
Castle
is
moor
probably
dated
to
the
beginning
of
the
13th
century
when
Kolossi
was
given
to
the
Order
of
St.
John
of
Jerusalem
(Hospitallers)
by
the
Lusignan
King
Hugh
I.
Remains
of
this
original
phase
are
still
preserved
in
the
east,
south,
southeast
and
west
side
of
the
Castle.
In
1454,
the
Grand
Commander
of
the
Order,
Louis
de
Magnac,
built
a
new
stronger
castle
that
can
be
seen
today.
This
is
a
stone-built
three-storey
Castle,
21
m
in
height
with
walls
1.25
m
thick.
Its
four
sides
are
16
m
long
externally
and
13.5
m
long
internally.
The
ground
floor,
including
two
underground
water
cisterns,
was
probably
used
for
storage.
Entrance
to
the
first
floor
is
possible
via
a
drawbridge.
On
the
interior
fanade
of
the
south
wall
of
one
of
the
large
halls
of
the
first
floor,
a
wall-painting
of
the
Crucifixion
dated
to
the
15th
century
is
preserved,
as
well
as
the
coat-of-arms
of
Louis
de
Magnac
on
the
lower
left
corner.
These
suggest
that
the
room
served
as
a
place
of
worship,
whereas
the
next
hall
with
the
fireplace
probably
served
as
the
main
area
for
dining
and
entertaining.
The
two
rooms
of
the
second
floor
were
used
for
accommodation.
On
the
terrace,
there
is
a
machicolation
and
battlements.
However,
the
Castle
was
used
primarily
as
a
residence
and
headquarters
for
the
Order
rather
than
for
the
defence
of
the
Kingdom.