History of Alanya,
Citadel of Alanya,
Red Tower,
The Dockyard,
Ehmedek,
Archeological Museum,
Atatürk's House Museum,
Alara Castle,
The Minting House,
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History of Alanya
There are magnificent monuments in the citadel of Alanya, which is the nominee for Unesco Cultural Heritage of the world. Along with the monuments such as the walls, Kızılkule, the dockyard and the gun house, old houses of Alanya inhabited after having been restored are also protected and they are worth... |
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Citadel of Alanya
The Citadel of Alanya, the walls of which are nearly 6.5 kilometres long, is on a peninsula whose height is up to 250 metres from the sea level. Although the settlement on Alanya peninsula, also known as Kandeleri, dates back to the Hellenistic Era, its cultural characteristics that can be seen... |
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Red Tower
It's in the harbour. The octagonal shaped building that's the symbol of the city is a work by Selcuks of the 13th century. It was built in 1226 by Ebu Ali Rehç el Kettani, a master builder from Aleppo and had built the citadel of Sinop before on the demand of... |
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The Dockyard
Its construction started in 1227, six years later than the Sultan's conquest of the city, near Kızılkule and finished in one year. The Side of the dockyard overlooking the sea and having five cells with arches is 56.5 metres long and it is 44 metres in depth. The area selected for... |
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Archeological Museum
The museum has 1 exterior and 14 interior exhibition halls where prehistoric and historic artefacts dating back to the Phrygians, Lydians, Greeks and Byzanthine peirods, are on display. The exhibits include a large coin colection and a Bronze sculpture of Herakles from 200AD, which has become a popular symbol for the... |
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Atatürk's House Museum
This museum, a house where Atatürk stayed in February 1935, was opened up to the public in 1986, commemorating Atatğrk's visit to Alanya. The first floor of the museum is an exhibit of kemal Atatürk's personal belongings, photos, historical documents and a telegram he sent to the people of alanya. The... |
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The Minting House
They are the buildings on Cilvarda Bay that has bluffs, nearly 400 meters long and they are at the end of the peninsula. Although known as "the Minting House" in public, those buildings made of stone blocks have never been used for issuing money. One of the stone buildings of the... |
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