History and archaeology / Castle
Çimenlik Castle and Naval Museum
Merkez, Çanakkale
Kale-i Sultaniye, built under Mehmed the Conqueror to guard the narrowest point of the Strait; today visited for its Naval Museum and the replica of the minelayer Nusret.
Its story
Kale-i Sultaniye, better known as Çimenlik Castle, was built in 1462 on the orders of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror on the Anatolian shore of the Strait to control it together with Kilitbahir opposite. The castle was strengthened under Süleyman the Magnificent and in later centuries, and at the end of the 19th century its sea front was converted into gun emplacements. A shell fired from the British battleship Queen Elizabeth on March 18, 1915 that failed to explode in the curtain wall can still be seen in place today. The castle interior and garden are arranged as the Naval Museum; on the shore is a replica of the minelayer Nusret, which laid mines in the Strait in 1915.
Key facts
- Built
- 1462
- Admission
- Paid museum area
- Visit duration
- 1–1.5 hours
Trip purpose
- Photography
- Traveling with kids
Location
40.14636, 26.39914
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kale-i_Sultaniye | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%87imenlik_Castle