Alanya Castle in Anatolia
(Turkey)
In the Turkish city of
Anatolia, there are hundreds of fortresses, but his business card and probably
one of the most memorable sights is the Alanya Castle. Few people know that for
its stone walls hiding millennial history of bloody Turkish wars.
Many years have passed, and
today Alanya Castle, losing their original status fortification, with their
delicate ornaments on the walls is a luxurious decoration of all the Alanya
peninsula. If you are interested in traveling to the sights, buy tickets to
Turkey on shoptravel.kz.
Alanya peninsula has long been
a strategically important seaport. It is noteworthy that the first
reinforcement systems appeared on the island as early as the Hellenistic
period. Alanya Castle, which today attracts thousands of tourists to the island
from all over the world, was built in the Seljuk period.
Alanya Castle was built in the
XIII century after the conquest of the city by the Seljuk ruler Kay Kubad I.
Before the conquest of the city was called Kalonoros, but soon the Sultan
renamed the city after himself, giving him the name of Alanya. He made the city
of Alanya his winter capital, as well as Mediterranean naval base.
Program for the construction
of fortifications Sultan include external walls of the fortress, the Citadel
and the Red Tower. Luxury Sultan Palace was built three years after the conquest
of the city, using stones built on the island structures.
After the island was half the
power of the Ottoman Empire, the Alanya peninsula ceased to be purely
defensive. For exterior walls settlements began to appear, and many traditional
Ottoman houses built here in the XIX century.
Today, Alanya Castle is a
national treasure of Turkey. In 2009, she was included in the World Heritage
List of UNESCO.
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