Anatolian Fortress
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Address | Anadolu Hisarı Mh. , 34810 Beykoz/Istanbul |
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Opened | 1393 |
Construction started | 1393 |
Architectural styles | Ottoman architecture |
Function | Museum |
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Did you know | The Ottoman Turks built the Anadoluhisarı on the Asian side of the Bosphorus in 1394, and the Rumelihisarı at the opposite (European) shore, in 1452, a year before the conquest of Constantinople. |
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ID | 733455 |
About Anatolian Fortress
Anadoluhisarı, known historically as Güzelce Hisar is a medieval fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey on the Anatolian side of the Bosporus. The complex is the oldest surviving Turkish architectural structure built in Istanbul, and further gives its name to the neighborhood around it in the city's Beykoz district.
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