Thursday, March 17, 2011

Anadolu Hisari (Ottoman Fortification on the Bosphoros Strait)

 
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1. Central Keep;

2. Inner Court;

3. Inner enceinte;

4. Outer enceinte;

5. Mosque;

6. Western Gate;

7. Northern Gate;

8. North tower;

9. Northwestern Tower;

10. Western Tower;

11.Artillery Embrasures;

12. Barracks, Stables, and storage rooms built of mudbrick, and turf roofs.

Reference:

D. Nicolle, "Ottoman Fortifications 1300-1710," Fortress 95, (Osprey Pub. - 2010), P. 11

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