Yoros Castle
İstanbul, Beykoz · Archaeological site
Photo: Moonik · CC BY-SA 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Palace and tower
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Istanbul / Beykoz
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Wikidata
- Q1015617
About
Yoros Castle (Turkish: Yoros Kalesi) is a ruined castle dating back to Byzantine times that stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea, to the north of Joshua's Hill, in Beykoz district, Istanbul, Turkey. It is commonly referred to as the Genoese Castle, due to Genoa’s possession of it in the mid-15th century.
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