Kale-i Sultaniye (Çimenlik Castle) Map And Location




Information About Kale-i Sultaniye (Çimenlik Castle)


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The reason for the existence of Çanakkale is the Kala-i Sultaniye Castle, now known as Çimenlik Castle. The castle was built in 1462 after Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquered Istanbul. Piri Reis mentions in the Kitab-ı Bahriye that he completed his book here.

The castle consists of a square inner castle and an outer castle. The antique marble chair placed at the entrance of the inner castle is said to have been addressed to the soldiers by Fatih Sultan Mehmet. The outer walls of the fortress measures 100 × 150 m. The height of the walls is 11 meters. There are 9 bushes on the walls at the corners and between them. The sea wall of the fortress III. Selim was demolished instead of artillery and gun platforms in accordance with the gun technology of that day was built. During the Dardanelles Wars, 4 artillery served in defense. On March 18, 1915, the fortress was attacked and damaged especially by the British ship Queen Elizabeth. Today it serves as part of the Maritime Museum.


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