*** Welcome to piglix ***

Yedikule

Yedikule
Neighbourhood
Location of Fatih in Istanbul
Location of Fatih in Istanbul
Coordinates: 41°03′5.94″N 28°59′15.24″E / 41.0516500°N 28.9875667°E / 41.0516500; 28.9875667Coordinates: 41°03′5.94″N 28°59′15.24″E / 41.0516500°N 28.9875667°E / 41.0516500; 28.9875667
Country  Turkey
Province Istanbul
District Fatih
Time zone GMT +2
Area code(s) (+90) 212

Yedikule (English: Seven Towers) is a neighborhood of Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the seven-towered Yedikule Fortress, which surrounds the neighborhood.

The Yedikule Fortress ("Fortress of the Seven Towers") and the Golden Gate in Istanbul by Fr. Scarella c. 1685

Yedikule from the Marmara Sea, late 19th century

The Fortress in 2008


...
Wikipedia

...