Bodrum castle

Bodrum Castle is located in Turkey's port city of Bodrum and was built in 1402 by St. The castle was built by the Knights of St. Peter with the name of St. Peter's Castle. The castle, which has become the symbol of Bodrum, has been used as the "Underwater Archeology Museum" since 1960.
The reason why the castle was built was that the Knights needed a safe zone on the mainland against the growing threat of the Ottoman Empire. Bodrum, which is close to Kos, where a castle has already been built, was chosen as the construction site of the castle. In the area where the castle was built, there was a small Seljuk castle from the 11th century, with defensive foundations dating from the time of the Dorians. Between 1402 and 1522 St. The castle, which was controlled by the Knights of Jean, is the joint work of Italian, French, German and British, rather than a single nation. Different parts of the castle were built at different times. The Chapel was completed in 1406, the English Tower in 1413, and the first walls in 1437.