Shipyard Tersane Photo: shipyard Tersane

One of the impressive sights in Alanya is an old shipyard Tersane. This large building is located on the seafront, not far from the red tower. The shipyard is located on the very well lit by the sun. It can be seen from afar from the sea. Here you can hide an entire fleet from intruders. Shipyard was one of the most reliable outposts of the fleet on the South coast.

Now the shipyard is a comprehensive design and has a very impressive size - fifty-six to forty-four meters, with five archways in facing the deep sea gallery. The depth of these galleries is forty meters. It consists of five sections, the length of which is 7, 7 meters.

Tersane is one of many pieces of monumental construction of the Seljuks, which is famous Alanya. Its construction was started by king Aladdin Keykubat. The shipyard was built in 1228, seven years after he conquered the city and two years after the construction of Kizilkale. Built shipyard was for one year. It was built for the construction of new ships of the Sultan and repair old. By building this structure, the Sultan finally realized his dream and became the "Sultan of the two seas" and prevented a potential enemy attacks from the East.

Shipyard can be seen outbuildings and a small mosque, located to the left of the entrance. On the front door of the shipyard inscription, decorated with the emblem of the Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat. In one of dokovska cameras have a dry well. There was also space for the workers. Tersane until 1361 was in effect. Currently, this shipyard is a popular tourist destination.

Medieval shipyard Tersane and at the present time is a Harbor for vessels of small size. In the evenings everywhere is lit illumination, which gives a festive look to these rather strict constructions. If you rent a small fishing boat in the adjacent blocks, it is possible to inspect the shipyard with the sea.

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