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Entrance To The Seven Towers - William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) - 1840
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Entrance To The Seven Towers

ArtistWilliam Henry Bartlett (1809-1854)
EngraverE.Benjamin (Active 1834-1846)
Date1840
TechniqueSteel Engraving
CategoryOttoman Empire And Turkey
SourceThe Beauties Of The Bosphorus (London Published For Proprietors By Geo. Virtue 26 Ivy Lane)

Description

It is a group of land walls and towers that surround Istanbul from the southwest, also known as the Seven Tower Dungeons. Four of these towers were built by the Byzantine Emperors, and three of them by the Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. Now, it is an open air museum.