Anadolu Hisarı (Istanbul, Turkey

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Name (Latin)
Anadolu Hisarı (Istanbul, Turkey : Fortress)
Other forms of name
Anadoluhisarı (Istanbul, Turkey : Fortress)
Anatolian Castle (Istanbul, Turkey)
Anatolian Fortress (Istanbul, Turkey)
Güzelce Hisar (Istanbul, Turkey)
See Also From tracing topical name
Fortification Turkey
MARC
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Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q6087412
Library of congress: sh2018003276
DLC: sh2018003276
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Tony Landreau Collection on Turkish Carpet Weaving and Village Life website, 20 Dec. 2018:slideHAFSIFZAR0001.jpg (name not given; depicts a view of Anadolu Hisarı, located in Istanbul, Turkey)
  • E-tarih.org website, 20 December 2018:Tarihi eserler > İstanbul > Anadolu Hisarı (Anadolu Hisarı, a fortress located in the Anadoluhisarı district of Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Vikipedi, 20 Dec. 2018:Anadolu Hisarı (Anadolu Hisarı; also called Güzelce Hisarı; located in the Anadoluhisarı district of Istanbul, Turkey)
  • Wikipedia, 20 Dec. 2018:Anadoluhisarı (Anadoluhisarı; (English: Anatolian Castle), known historically as Güzelce Hisar (Beauteous Castle); medieval fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey on the Anatolian (Asian) 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)
  • Fortresses and walls in Istanbul, via Istanbul (greatistanbul.com) website, 21 Dec. 2018(Anadoluhisari (Anatolian Fortress); Anatolian Castle; also named Güzelce Hisar in some historical documents; on the Asian shore of the city at the narrowest point of the Bosphorus Strait; Sultan Yildirim Bayezit built this fortress in 1395 on the ruins of an old temple dedicated to Zeus)