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