Roumeli Hissar Or The Castle Of Europe On The Bosphorus

Artist	Thomas Allom (1804-1872)
Engraver	William Raymond Smith (Active 1818-1848)
Date	1838
Technique	Steel Engraving
Category	Ottoman Empire And Turkey
Source	Constantinople And The Scenery Of the Seven Churches of Asia Minor Illustrated…, With an historical Account of Constantinople, and Descriptions of the Plates… (Fisher, Son & Co. London & Luai De L'Ecole, Paris)

Description

The Rumeli Fortress (Bogazkesen Fortress) is located in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul and opposite the Anatolian Fortress on the Anatolian side. It was built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1452 at the narrowest point of the Bosphorus in order to prevent attacks from the north of the Bosphorus before the conquest of Istanbul.

Roumeli Hissar Or The Castle Of Europe On The Bosphorus Antique Print 19.Century 1838 Country City Turkey Turkish Constantinople Istanbul Oriental Ottoman Empire Architecture Castle Bosphorus Cemetery Grave Cityscapes