Tarihi Alanya Selçuklu Tersanesi — Attraction in Alanya

The 5-line, embossed inscription on the 4-meter-high, very narrow entrance door with a round arch, which is entered from the old port in the north-west direction, stands out. I.The first line of the inscription, which praises Alaaddin as the sultan of the land and the two seas, can be seen in the middle of two rosettes, with the sultan's coat of arms. The protruding area on the right side of the entrance door was used as a mosque, while the area with 5 windows on the left side was used as an office by the shipyard officials. During the conservation-restoration work carried out in the mosque area as part of the Maritime and Ship Museum project, two opposing Zülfikar frescoes were uncovered on two walls. The shipyard structure, which is 57 m long and 40 m deep, consists of 5 vaulted chambers, each 7.70 m wide, the longest being 43 m and the shortest being 32 m long, and pointed arch walls separating the chambers from each other. The walls of the shipyard are made of cut stone, the arches and vaults are made of brick. The openings in the vaults allow both light to enter and smoke to exit. The land sides of the eyes, where the sea does not completely enter, are partly pebbly and partly rocky. There is a fresh water well on the black side of the third eye. The shipyard structure is positioned to make the most of the sunlight and is built at different levels to minimize rock breaking. A warehouse carved into the rock adjacent to the shipyard is illuminated through a hole in...

Alanya Shipyard

Alanya Shipyard was built by Seljuk Sultan I. Alaeddin Keykubat in 1227-1228. Located near Kızılkule in Alanya, Turkey, the shipyard is the first Seljuk shipyard in the Mediterranean and was completed in one year. The sea-facing facade of the structure, consisting of five arched chambers, is 56.5 meters and its depth is 44 meters. Designed to take maximum advantage of daylight, the entrance gate has an inscription decorated with the sultan's coat of arms and rosettes. The shipyard includes a mosque, a guard room and a well that has become dull over time. With this shipyard, Alaeddin Keykubat earned the title of "sultan of the two seas" and the shipyard symbolized the maritime power of the Seljuks. Today, it serves as a...

I hust booked a room room on booking with window and private bathroom, ended up in a small room without window and bathroom. Neither booking nor the hotel wants to help. Dirty, both in the hotel, public boat rooms and also my hotel room. No toilet paper, tea, sugar or cups. Poor air circulation in the room, poor ventilation. Receptionists neither nice nor helpful. No cleaning staff. The receptionist who received the room card today had no desire to say hello or wished me a pleasant stay at the hotel, but : leave the card on the desk, with an angry face. Absolutely not pleasant and not...