Anadoluhisarı

Anadoluhisarı
Anadoluhisarı, Istanbul, Turkey
Anadoluhisarı as seen from the Bosphorus
Site information
TypeFortress
Location
Anadoluhisarı
Coordinates41°04′55″N 29°04′01″E / 41.081944°N 29.066944°E / 41.081944; 29.066944
Site history
Built1394
Built byBayezid I

Anadoluhisarı (English: Anatolian Fortress), known historically as Güzelce Hisar ("the Beauteous Fortress") is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey on the Anatolian (Asian) side of the Bosporus. The complex is the oldest surviving Turkish architectural structure built in Istanbul, and further gives its name to the neighborhood around it in the city's Beykoz district.