Bodrum Castle

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Bodrum Castle is a medieval fortress in Bodrum, Turkey, built by the Knights Hospitaller and now a prominent historical landmark and museum overlooking the Aegean Sea.

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Bodrum Castle canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortress
medieval castle
museum
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture
builder Knights Hospitaller
builtBy Order of Saint John
constructionEnd circa 1522
constructionStart 1402
continent Asia
Europe
controlledBy Knights Hospitaller
Ottoman Empire
Republic of Turkey
linked to: Turkey
country Turkey
currentUse museum
tourist attraction
dedicatedTo Saint Peter
linked to: Apostle Peter
exhibits Carian artifacts
amphorae
ancient glassware
shipwrecks
underwater archaeological finds
formerName Castle of St. Peter
functionDuringOttomanPeriod military garrison
prison
hasPart Chapel
English Tower
French Tower
German Tower
Italian Tower
Spanish Tower
battlements
chapel-turned-mosque
cisterns
courtyards
gates
inner bailey
moat
outer walls
towers
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
heritageStatus Tentative World Heritage Site
historicalRegion Caria
houses Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology
locatedIn Bodrum
Muğla Province
locatedInRegion Aegean Region
locatedOnBodyOfWater Aegean Sea
materialUsed stone
museumType archaeology museum
maritime museum
nearbySite Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
openToPublic true
overlooks Aegean Sea
Bodrum harbour
linked to: Bodrum Marina
significantEvent bombardment during World War I
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Bodrum
usedFor defense
museum exhibitions
residence
viewFeature panoramic views of Bodrum Bay

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Bodrum hasLandmark Bodrum Castle
Bodrum Peninsula hasHistoricalSite Bodrum Castle