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Views Of The Dardanelles  - Conrad Martin Metz (1749-1827) - 1782
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Views Of The Dardanelles

ArtistConrad Martin Metz (1749-1827)
EngraverWilliam Angus (1752-1821)
Date1782
TechniqueEtching
CategoryOttoman Empire And Turkey

Description

In 1452, during the siege of Istanbul, Kilitbahir (Lock of the Sea) Castle was built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in the narrowest part of the Dardanelles in order to prevent the Papal Navy from helping the Byzantine Empire. Sultaniye (Cimenlik) Castle was built in 1463, just opposite Kilitbahir Castle.