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Quite apart from their particular importance in the development of the town, the defense works, the supreme examples of which are the Old and New Fortresses, are in themselves notable examples of the military defensive art and building techniques of their time (from the 15th to the 18th c.). Built by eminent architects and engineers, they are amongst the finest examples of defensive complexes built in the Mediterranean, their effectiveness well demonstrated by the many occasions on which they withstood Turkish attack.
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