Turkey · 3rd century
Kayseri Castle ranks #4,241 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #59 of the 128 mapped in Turkey. Founded 238, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 28 atlas entries founded in the 3rd century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,433 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. See how Turkey compares in the castle statistics.
Kayseri Castle is a castle built in antiquity and first mentioned in a coin during the rule of Gordian III between 238 and 244 AD. It went through multiple additions starting with the Romans, continuing with the Byzantines, Danishmends, Seljuqs, Dulqadirs, Karamanids, and Ottomans. The castle, located in the eponymous city, is made of an inner and an outer section with a total of 18 towers.
Text adapted from “Kayseri Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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