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Tourist Attractions in Rize

RİZE KALESİ

13/08/2024

The castle is built on an area of ​​480 square meters in the southwest of the city center. It consists of inner and lower castles. It is thought that the inner castle was built during the reign of Justinian I (527-565) and the lower castle was built in the 13th century. The surroundings of the castle are operated as a tea garden with landscaping. It is one of the ideal points in the city center to watch the city. The castle, which does not have a proper plan, is built on a natural hill with a height of 150 meters. The entrance gate of the inner castle, built of smooth cut stone and rubble stone, is in the east. It has five towers with a semicircular plan. Lower Castle; While it was surrounded by walls extending from the inner castle towards the northeast and northwest directions and reaching the sea, a part of the western walls and some tower ruins remain today. The restoration works carried out by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism are still continuing.

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