Information about Alanya Castle

Information about Alanya Castle
Due to difficult accessibility by sea and land settlement throughout history who have been continuously Alanya Castle, the Anatolia hundreds of decorating the castle still standing today, is one of the best-preserved.
6.5 km from the castle. finds good length of the walls, finding 140 bushes, close to 400 in the cistern, inscribed with the doors that best reflect the art of the Seljuks, Seljuks be magnificent revealing an open-air museum. Walls, Kızılkule'nin starting Ehmedek in a planned way, the Citadel, Hurling, Cilvarda nose higher, Burcu and Esat Burç Arab Evliyası pass shipyard where it started descending and the Kızılkule'nin ends Arsenal.
Date of first settlement of the castle until the Hellenistic Period görkemliği Inse with all monumental in its true sense has been made by the Seljuks. The castle, and the peninsula's western corner of the so-called castle of the highest altitude of section 250 which was founded in meters. Resistant to the four directions, because of administrative and military organization, the center was surrounded by walls. Located in the central part of inner castle cistern made of bricks from the Seljuk period of two function continues today. İçkaledeki based on the main structures were built into the walls of the castle fronts except the west.
In recent years Turkish scientists, extending to the southeast corner of the archaeological excavations carried out major building group. Recent findings show that this place could be the sultan's palace. Other building group today you can see while visiting the citadel, barracks, military purpose, dormitory, and is thought to be stored. Which corresponds to approximately the middle of inner castle where it stands out a small Byzantine church, the castle was built, this proves to be used in very early date. Also keep the church until today, the Seljuks, and those from different religions is a testament to their respect for their places of worship in this context need to be protected more structures. The cloverleaf plan. Round-arched windows and a central dome surrounded by large hoop consisting of deaf niches. The traces which remain today are certain that the church is decorated with frescoes. Because of the architectural features dated to XI.yüzyıla. Keykubat also made some monumental buildings integrating kaleyle. Red Tower, which is one of the unique sample of Seljuk art, kaleyle integrity, allowing the symbol of Alanya with its plan and magnificent state. Port is made in order to keep it under constant supervision on the ground 29 meters in diameter, height is 33 meters. The octagonal plan. Architect of the tower built in 1226 is referred to as Ebu Ali from Halep inscription facing north. Seven-line inscription in the south tower of Sultan A. Keykubat laudatory qualities are praised.
Re-used material used during construction of antiquity. Gratings in each face, observation windows, veiled fronts for the enemy to pour boiling water holes, pitch and structure give a distinctive beauty. Dockyard symbolizing the first to meet the Mediterranean and the integrity of the Seljuks in Alanya castle stands firmly with all görkemliği. The structure consists of five vaulted chambers about 57 feet long, 40 meters deep. The inscription on the gate of the Sultan to carry the emblem is decorated with rosettes. Located in a small room on the right side of the door of this room was used as a mosque, according to scientists who evaluated according to some, as a warehouse. At the end of the door of the room thought to have been held for officers of the shipyard. That the nature of the Seljuk dockyard of Sinop and the Mediterranean Sea had opened a naval base after the second, even with the shipyard Aladdin Keykubat "Sultan of the two seas" was the title. 1227 construction date. Arsenal shipyard thought to have been made in order to secure a two-storey rectangular plan measuring 14 x 12 meters shows. Sultan A. This structure also Keykubat work.

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