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Istanbul,

Turkey

1910
 
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Roumeli Hissar on the Bosporus

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[Original] Roumeli Hissar au Bosphore [end]

Apart from serving as a military fortress, the Roumeli Hissar (or fort) on the Bosporus was also used as a feudal residence. Constructed in the middle of the 15th century, it oversaw and helped to protect the narrow portion of sea that linked the
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    		G. Wagenfuhr

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