Kilitbahir Castle, Turkey, 2001
Rating
Title
Kilitbahir Castle , Turkey , 2001
Creator
Staab , Robert
Date Original
2001-07-01
Publisher
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections , Washington State University Libraries : https://libraries.wsu.edu/masc
Description
Fahti Mehmed , conqueror of Constantinople , built the Chimenlik Fortress in 1453 to control the entrance to Constantinople . This view is from the Kilitbahir Castle , looking across the Dardanelle Straits to Asia . It would have been a castle built at the same time as the Chimenlik . These two fortresses controlled the straits of the Dardanelle's .
Subject
Forts & fortifications ; War ; Cities & towns
Type
Image
Genre
Photographs
Location Depicted
Asia--Turkey--Marmara Region--Çanakkale province--Kilitbahir
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights Notes
In copyright. Item is in copyright until 70 years after the death of the author.
Source
Robert Staab Collection . The original to this image is not held at WSU ; please contact Dr . Staab for access .
Holding Institution
Manuscripts , Archives , and Special Collections , Washington State University Libraries
Identifier
sta53
Digitization
Prof. Robert Staab created these pictures using a 35 mm camera and also provided captions and other descriptive information for the images that were cataloged and uploaded to the CONTENTdm server at the WSU Libraries.
Contributors
World Civilizations Washington State University
Language
English
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