Bursa city walls
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The Bursa city walls are the historic fortifications that once enclosed the early Ottoman capital of Bursa, reflecting its strategic and architectural heritage.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city wall
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ historic structure ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Byzantine military architecture
ⓘ
Ottoman military architecture ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| expandedDuring | early Ottoman period ⓘ |
| followsTopographyOf | hills surrounding the historic core of Bursa ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
partially preserved
ⓘ
ruined in some sections ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Hisar district fortifications
ⓘ
bastions ⓘ citadel of Bursa NERFINISHED ⓘ city gates of Bursa ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bursa plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic centre of Bursa ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone element
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSiteOf | Bursa and Cumalıkızık: the Birth of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
defined the early urban boundary of Bursa
ⓘ
protected the first major Ottoman capital ⓘ |
| inception |
Byzantine period
ⓘ
late Roman period ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bursa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bursa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slopes of Uludağ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
rubble masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
early Ottoman urban fabric of Bursa
ⓘ
historic centre of Bursa ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring | Ottoman period ⓘ |
| significantEvent | conquest of Bursa by the Ottomans in 1326 ⓘ |
| significantFor |
military history of Bursa
ⓘ
study of early Ottoman fortification techniques ⓘ urban history of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Hisar neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of city access
ⓘ
defense of Bursa ⓘ symbolic representation of urban status ⓘ |
| visibleIn |
Hisar Gate area
ⓘ
Tophane area NERFINISHED ⓘ around Bursa citadel ⓘ |
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