Michael Fuller

Interior of the castle looking southeast showing keep situated near the entrance.

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Incised and painted design of a cross on the "South" exterior wall of the chapel outside the city wall, near the gate. 

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View looking to the northeast of the walls and keep of the castle from the chapel situated outside of the castle wall.

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Croatian archaeologist working on the "South" exterior of a chapel situated outside the castle wall near the castle gate. 30 October 2023

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Incised and painted cross on the interior wall of the chapel located outside of the castle wall. 

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View through the doorway of the chapel (looking southeast) outside the castle wall.

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Keep situated inside the castle wall near the gate; view looking northeast.

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Interior of the chapel (looking northwest) located outside of the castle wall, near the gate. Several fragmentary incised and painted crosses decorate both walls of the chapel. A relief over the door was cut out at sometime in the past leaving the scar in the wall above the doorway.

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DStretch analysis (filter YWE) of the incised and painted cross on the interior of the wall of the chapel located outside of the castle wall. 

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Oblique aerial photograph of the castle with the principal tower (near the castle gate) on the left side.

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DStretch analysis (filter LDS) of the best preserved panel incised and painted on the "South" exterior of the chapel outside of the castle wall. 

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This 11th century Medieval castle has connections to both the Knights of St. John and the Templar Knights.

Burg Vrana, Croatia

Google Map aerial photograph 2023. Image oriented with North at the top. Chapel outside the castle wall clearly visible Southwest of castle wall. Keep is marked as "Templer Burg". 

Incised and painted decoration on the "South"  exterior of the chapel situated outside of the castle wall.

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DStretch analysis (filter LDS) of the best preserved cross incised and painted on the "South" exterior of the chapel outside of the castle wall. 

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