Castle architecture in Anatolia: Fortifications of Diyarbakir

Abstract

The ancient walls of Diyarbakir are the city's most important urban element, exhibiting an artistic grace through the arrangement of the towers, architectural values, dimensions, materials, and decorations. Diyarbakir is located at the crossroads of important trade routes, one connecting the Western World to the Far East and the other connecting North to South. Architecturally, its defensive walls and towers make it one of the most important surviving castles. In this study, the history, location, architectural and building properties of fortifications of Diyarbakir were explained and technical dimensioning typology studies on towers and city walls were submitted.

Keywords

Diyarbakir / Fortifications of Diyarbakir / Castle / Citadel / Tower plans / Typology

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