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Yıldız Tabya (Fort Napoleon)Armament: six 87 mm L/24 guns with strengthened barrel |
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A satellite view of Fort Yıldız. Red lines show its original shape when it was built in 17th or 18th century. |
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Remains of Fort Yıldız (on the top of the hill) seen from the road from Gelibolu to Keşan. (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
NW flank of Fort Yıldız (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
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SE flank of Fort Yıldız (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
View from NW flank of Fort Yıldız towards SW (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
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View from the Northern bastion of Fort Yıldız towards Gulf of Saros. (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
View from the NE bastion of Fort Yıldız towards Gulf of Saros. (Photo: Piotr Nykiel) |
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A pictude printed during WWI as a postcard of „Fort Napoleon” (Yıldız) at Bolayır area. However, the satelite photographs do not confirm the presence of the stone-built tower and the outher wall in that fort. Also the landscape does not fit to its original visinity. (E. L. D. 40-me Série – Piotr Nykiel’s collection) |
