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Bodrum Castle
Bodrum, Türkiye, Turkey
Bodrum Castle, also known as the Castle of St. Peter, stands as a prominent medieval fortress in Bodrum, on Turkey's Aegean coast.
Built by the Knights Hospitaller starting in 1402 to defend against Ottoman advances, it features towers named after contributing nations like English, French, German, and Italian, constructed with stones from the ancient Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
Captured by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1522, it later served as a mosque, prison, and now houses the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
Location
Çarşı, Kale Cd., 48400 Bodrum/Muğla, Türkiye
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