History & heritageBodrum, Turkey
Bodrum Castle
Fortification.
About
Bodrum Castle is a historical fortification located in southwest Turkey in the port city of Bodrum, built from 1402 onwards, by the Knights of St John (Knights Hospitaller) as the Castle of St. Peter or Petronium. A transnational effort, it has four towers known as the English, French, German, and Italian towers, bearing the names of the nations responsible for their construction.
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Location
Open map: Bodrum Castle and 1 nearby attractions37.03167, 27.42944 · Bodrum
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Photo credits (3)
- Mausoleum at Halicarnassus: FollowingHadrian · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
- Knidos: Tischbeinahe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
- Didyma: unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons



