Yoros Kalesi

CastleBeykoz, İstanbul

41.1786°N · 29.0944°E

Yoros Kalesi
Built
1262
Style
Byzantine architecture

Yoros Kalesi is a castle in İstanbul; Yoros Castle is a ruined Byzantine-era fortress in Istanbul's Beykoz district, standing above the meeting point of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea.

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Yoros Castle is a ruined Byzantine-era fortress in Istanbul's Beykoz district, standing above the meeting point of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea. It is also commonly called the Genoese Castle, as Genoa held it in the mid-15th century.

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