Rating: 8,2/10 (881 votes) ![]() In translation, the name of this fortress means `` velvet ''. It was built by the Byzantines on the site of a former defensive structure by order of the commander Alexander the Great – Lysimachos. Previously, the fortress on the Dionysus Hill was surrounded by a ring of thick stone walls. Now only fragments of the gate and the remains of the walls remain from the fortress. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We also recommend reading Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Turkey, Bodrum resort Topic: Byzantine fortress Kadifekale in Turkey, Izmir resort. |