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23-AUG-2009

Ovriocastro (Lesvos) - BarryRS

There are a number of places called Ovriocastro or Evraiocastro in Greece, the term meaning Hebrew Castle. These castles or fortresses were mostly built by various wealthy Western Europeans (the one in the photo by the Gattelusi family from Genoa in the 14th-15th century) on land which they were given by the Byzantine Emperor "in return for services rendered". So one theory for the name is that they were used by the Jews as a place of refuge when the Ottomans took over, another is that the Ottomans used the term Jewish to refer generally to the previous occupants. There's not much left of this particular one but the location is very beautiful.

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ArtP02-Jun-2010 20:32
The angle gives the impression of an upraised fist... as if to say 'you knocked down my walls, but I still defy you'
Guest 22-May-2010 14:25
Thanks for the nice comments Brent. I added a bit of background information about this place.

Barry
Olympus DSLR Challenge22-May-2010 12:52
I am not sure of the meaning of Ovriocastro - Google gave a nice Russian group singing at night -Lesvos a Greek island makes sense :-) It looks a bit like a brontosauras with a derby hat. I like the textures of the leftover building with the nice traceries of te weeds in the shadow and the stretch of trees in the background.

brent