Cultural heritage

Ankara Kalesi

Altındağ

Official website

ankara.bel.tr

Location

Kale Mahallesi, Altındağ, Ankara

At a glance

Operator
Ankara Büyükşehir Belediyesi
Collection focus
Historic citadel and fortifications

About Ankara Kalesi

Ankara Kalesi is the historic fortified citadel overlooking the old city and a publicly accessible heritage destination. It has inner and outer sections. The inner walls were built by the Byzantines in the seventh century. Dış Kapı and Hisar Kapısı are the inner castle's two main gates. Ottoman-era houses remain inside the castle. Some have been restored as restaurants and shops.

Images

Cobbled approach to Hisar Kapı, the stone gate of Ankara Castle, beside a round bastion
Hisar Kapı (2011). Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/. Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ankara_Hisar_Kap%C4%B1_in_2011_02.jpg. Resized; metadata removed.

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