Castle· Beykoz, İstanbul

Yoros Kalesi

Built1262StyleByzantine architecture

Yoros Kalesi is a castle in Beykoz, 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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