Mamure Castle
| Mamure Castle | |
|---|---|
Fortress | |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Mostly standing. |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Seljuk Empire |
Mamure Castle (
Geography
The castle is on the
History
Designed to protect against pirates, it was repaired during the
Architecture
The 23,500-square-metre (253,000 sq ft) castle is surrounded by moat. Its 39 towers and bastions are connected by wide ramparts.[3] The castle has three main courtyards; to the west, the east and the south. The western courtyard contains a small complex of a single minaret mosque and a ruined Turkish bath. The southern courtyard has the remains of a lighthouse.
Cultural depiction
This castle appears to be the Kalendria on the coast of Cilicia depicted by William Henry Bartlett in 1836. See external links below for the image and an associated poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon.[4] (However, the name Kalendria refers to Kalenderis, what is now Aydıncık, another town about 60 km east of Mamure)
Gallery
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1838-38 Kalendria on the Coast of Cilicia -
Anamur Castle Main tower view -
Anamur Castle Main tower view -
Anamur Castle Main tower view -
Anamur Castle Outer castle Panorama -
Anamur Castle North side -
Anamur Castle Sea side -
Anamur Castle Inner courtyard Panorama
References
- ^ "Mersin - Anamur - Mamure Kalesi".
- ^ "Anamur - Mamure Castle".
- ^ "Hotel Mamure". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
- ^ Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1837). "poetical illustration". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1838. Fisher, Son & Co.Landon, Letitia Elizabeth (1837). "picture". Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1838. Fisher, Son & Co.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20011021064228/http://www.anamur.gen.tr/eng/indx.htm
- extensive photo series about the castle
- Many Mamure Castle photos from after the renovation works
Kalendria.. An engraving of Bartlett's painting with a poetical illustration by Letitia Elizabeth Landon for Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1838.
