Castle· Altındağ, Ankara

Ankara Castle

Ankara Kalesi

StyleByzantine architecture

Ankara Castle is a castle in Altındağ, Ankara; Roman-Byzantine-Seljuk citadel above old Ankara — the only place where the Galatian metalsmith quarter can still be traced.

Ankara Kalesi
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Roman-Byzantine-Seljuk citadel above old Ankara — the only place where the Galatian metalsmith quarter can still be traced.

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Source: Kültür Portalı · Wikidata · OpenStreetMap This information is compiled from the sources shown.

Ankara Castle is a historic fortification in Ankara's Altındağ district. The earliest fortification on the site was built in the 8th century BC by the Phrygians and rebuilt in 278 BC by the Galatians. It was repeatedly rebuilt or renovated under the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman empires.

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