At a glance
- Era
- The Mongol and Post-Mongol Era
- Region
- Anatolia
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
Rumeli Hisarı, the castle Mehmed II built on the European shore of the Bosphorus at its narrowest point, opposite Bayezid's fortress on the Asian side 1.
Site and purpose
The Byzantine emperor offered money to stop its building and Mehmed pressed on; when complete, the book says, it rose 82 m, and only 660 m separated the two castles — close enough for their cannon to bar any ship's run to Constantinople 1.
Connections
- Located in
- Istanbul
People and things also explored
Arap Camii, Istanbul· Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque, Istanbul· Eski Imaret Mosque· Eyüp Sultan Mosque· Fenari Isa Mosque· Gul Mosque, Istanbul· Hagia Sophia· Hirami Ahmed Pasha Mosque, Istanbul
Sources
- al-Dawla al-Uthmaniyya — Ali Muhammad al-Salabi (2001) , p. 92
- Goodwin, A History of Ottoman Architecture (1971)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Rumeli Hisarı”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/rumeli-hisari/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.