The Rumeli Hisari (fortress) on the narrowest point of Bosphorus, on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey.
The Rumeli Hisari (fortress) on the narrowest point of Bosphorus, on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. It played a major role (along with Anadolu Hisari on the opposite shore) in the conquest of Byzantine Constantinople by Mehmet the Conquerer and the Ottomans in 1453. In the background the second bridge of Bosphorus
Size: 5504px × 3579px
Location: Rumeli Hisari, Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey
Photo credit: © Hercules Milas / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1453, architectonic, architecture, asian, attraction, attractions, bastion, bastions, bosphorus, bosporus, bridge, bridges, byzantine, castle, castles, coast, coastline, coasts, conquerer, conquest, constantinople, destination, empire, empires, european, forest, forests, fort, fortified, fortress, fortresses, forts, guard, guardian, hisar, hisari, historic, historical, history, important, istanbul, landscape, landscapes, line, mehmet, museum, museums, nature, ottoman, ottomans, point, preserved, protected, role, rumeli, sea, shore, shoreline, shores, siege, sieges, sight, sights, sightseeing, site, sites, strategic, strategy, tourism, tourist, touristic, tourists, tower, towers, travel, tree, trees, turkey, turkish, wall, walls, war, wars
