Hidirlik Tower
tower in Antalya, Turkey
Hıdırlık Tower (Turkish: Hıdırlık Kulesi) is a landmark tower of tawny stone in Antalya, Turkey, where Kaleiçi meets Karaalioğlu Park.
History
It is believed that the ruling Roman Empire built it in the second century CE on a square plan. In the same century, it was turned into circular tower. Under the Byzantines, it was used as a military outpost.
It has since been used as a fortification or a lighthouse.
The tower is situated at the southern side of the place, where the land walls of the city join the sea walls. The 14-metre-high (46 ft) structure consists of a circular tower rising on a quadratic pedestal. The tower's gate at the eastern side leads to a small room, from where a narrow staircase goes up. There are signs of restoration work on the upper part done in the Seljuk and Ottoman eras.
Its current name, Hıdırlık (literally "a place of Khidr") means a place where the Hıdırellez festival takes place.
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