Koules Fortress in Heraklion has no named architect in the article. The Republic of Venice built it, and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture owns it today. The infobox and text agree on construction from 1523 to 1540. The Venetian Senate approved fortification improvements in 1462, and the earlier Byzantine tower was demolished in 1523.
The article names no style. It describes a high rectangular section and a slightly lower semi-elliptical section in limestone. Old ships filled with stone were sunk to form a breakwater. The fort covers 3,600 square meters, with walls up to 29 feet (8.7 m) thick, and has two stories with 26 rooms.
Ottoman forces took it in 1669, though the infobox gives Ottoman control from 1646. World War II destroyed it, and it was rebuilt and used until 1960. It is open to the public with occasional art exhibitions. The article gives no hours.
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