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The Walls of Ankara

By Stephen Francis Wyley 

Photographs by 
Tim Dawson and Steven Lowe
 



A section of the Byzantine walls of Angora (Ankara) showing extensive use of recycled Roman marble,  800 c.e.
A section of the Byzantine walls of Angora (Ankara) showing extensive use of recycled Roman marble,  800 c.e.
[The inner wall, looking from the south west at the southern end of the citadal.]
Photograph supplied by Tim Dawson, June 1994.

More pictures of various aspects of Ankara. Photographs supplied by Steven Lowe, October 1992.
 
Figure 1. Polygonal tower, inner walls, looking from the west, Ankara.
Figure 1. Polygonal tower, inner walls, looking from the west, Ankara.
Figure 2. Citadel wall, looking from the west, Ankara.
Figure 2. Citadel wall, looking from the west, Ankara.
Figure 3. Rear of the Finger gate (7th century), inner line of walls, looking west,  Ankara.
Figure 3. Rear of the Finger gate (7th century), inner line of walls, looking west,  Ankara.
Figure 4. Polygonal tower, Citadel, looking east, Ankara.
Figure 4. Polygonal tower, Citadel, looking east, Ankara.
Figure 5. Square tower (9th century), lower walls, looking south, Ankara.
Figure 5. Square tower (9th century), lower walls, looking south, Ankara.
Figure 6. A line of square towers (9th century), lower walls, looking south, Ankara.
Figure 6. A line of square towers (9th century), lower walls, looking south, Ankara.
Figure 7. Rear of tower in Figure 8., lower walls, looking south west, Ankara.
Figure 7. Rear of tower in Figure 8., lower walls, looking south west, Ankara.
Figure 8. Front of semi-circular tower (Figure 7.), lower walls, looking east, Ankara.
Figure 8. Front of semi-circular tower (Figure 7.), lower walls, looking east, Ankara.
Figure 9. Hisar (White Tower), looking south east,  Ankara.
Figure 9. Hisar (White Tower), looking south east,  Ankara.
Figure 10. Hisar (eastern tower or Sark Kulesi), looking east, Ankara.
Figure 10. Hisar (eastern tower or Sark Kulesi), looking east, Ankara.


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Other web pages on fortifications by the Author.

A Dictionary of Military Architecture
An Aerial View of Masada
Anglo-Saxon Burhs
Bibliography of Military Architecture
David's Tower, Jerusalem
Drawings of Aspects of Military Architecture
Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives
More Pictures of the Theodosian Land Walls
Siege Warfare, The Art of Offence and Defence
Shiro, A Japanese Castle
The Defences of Constantinople
The Town Walls of Conwy
What is a Castle?


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