Anadolu Hisari (Anatolia Castle) on the Asian coast of the Bosphorus

Description

Featured in the 1836 collaborative work of Thomas Allom and Robert Walsh, this steel engraving depicts the historical Anadolu Hisarı (Anatolian Castle) on the Asian coast of the Bosphorus and the hills of Kandilli in the background. The composition aesthetically presents how this magnificent military structure, built by Bayezid I, organically integrated with civilian architecture (wooden waterfront mansions and houses) over time, while reflecting Istanbul's dynamic maritime culture through the multi-oared caiques gliding on the waters of the Bosphorus in the foreground.