The Rumeli Castle,built by the Ottomans in just 3 months in 1452 to block the entrance to Bosphorus during a siege of Istanbul.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: The Bosphorus,Golden Horn,Sea of Marmara,Istanbul,Constantinople,Turkey
Photo credit: © Paul Street / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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