Ankara Castle

Ankara Castle (Turkish: Ankara Kalesi) is a fortification from the late antique / early medieval era in Ankara, Turkey.

Ankara Castle
Panoramic view of Ankara Castle
Location within Ankara
Ankara Castle (Turkey)
Established7th century
LocationAltındağ, Ankara, Turkey
Coordinates39°56′30″N 32°51′54″E
TypeCastle
OwnerRoman Empire
Byzantine Empire
Seljuq Turks (1071)
Crusaders (1101)
Byzantine Empire
Seljuq Turks (1227)
Ottoman Empire
Websitewww.ankarakalesi.com

History and architecture

The castle is composed of an inner line of walls with closely spaced towers that encloses an area of about 350m by 150m, and an outer line of walls with towers some 40m apart. Both set of walls were constructed using large quantities of reused masonry. The exact date of their construction is uncertain, but both postdate the capture and destruction of Ankara by the Persians in probably 622. Foss considers that the inner walls may date from the reign of Constans II. The outer walls are generally believed to have been constructed slightly later.[1]

See also
  • Ankara Castle Gate
  • Ankara Castle Ak Kale
  • Ankara Castle Ak Kale
  • Ankara Castle View
  • Ankara Castle Eastern Castle
  • Ankara Castle Inner walls
  • Ankara Castle House
  • Ankara Castle Inner wall
  • Ankara Castle House
  • Ankara Castle Allaedin minber
  • Ankara Castle Allaedin minber detail
  • Ankara Castle Allaedin minber detail
  • Ankara Castle Allaedin minber detail

References
  1. Clive Foss, Late Antique and Byzantine Ankara in Dumbarton Oaks Papers Vol. 31 (1977), pp. 70-72.
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