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Kadifekale (literally "the velvet castle" in Turkish) is a hilltop castle in İzmir, Turkey. The castle is located on the Mount Pagos (Greek: Πάγος, Pagus under the Roman Empire) which has an elevation of 186 metres. It was built in the 3rd century BC.[1] The castle is located at a distance of about 2 km from the shoreline and commands a general view of a large part of the city of İzmir, as well as of the Gulf of İzmir.
In 2007, the metropolitan municipality of İzmir started renovation and restoration works in Kadifekale. In 2020, Kadifekale became a Tentative World Heritage Site as part of "The Historical Port City of Izmir."[2]
The first recorded defensive walls built here was the work of Lysimachos, a "successor" (diadochus) of Alexander the Great, later a king (306 BC) in Thrace and Asia Minor. This construction was associated with Alexander's re-foundation of Smyrna, moving it from Old Smyrna on a mound in the southeastern corner of the inner gulf where only a few thousand people could be accommodated. This move for the location of a new and larger city gained fame in a legend told by Pausanias, according to which Alexander, during a rest after hunting under a plane tree near the sanctuary on the hill of the two Nemeseis worshipped by the Smyrneans, was approached during his sleep by the goddesses who bade him found a city on that very spot, transferring to it the inhabitants of the earlier site. Upon this, the famous oracle in Klaros was consulted and the answer received was;
Three and four times happy shall those men be hereafter, who shall dwell on Pagus beyond the sacred Meles.
While Alexander could only act as inspirator and/or initiator for the move, the recent excavations in Old Smyrna have shown that the settlement there could have ceased even during his lifetime. The legend, in the meantime, was frequently depicted on ancient coins.
Tale of Two Citiesedit
Strabo records that only a small part of Smyrna was located on the mound, with the greater part centered around the harbor on the flatlands below. The stadium and the theatre on the other hand, were on the slopes immediately below the summit. The settlements on the hill and those near the coast had a separate history in certain periods, as it was the case during the 14th century, when the hill castle was captured by the Aydinids, and the port city, with another castle, was held by the Genoese until its capture by Tamerlane in 1403. During the 19th century, Kadifekale was part of the chain across several slopes which constituted İzmir's Turkish core, while the urban center below was the cosmopolitan part.
The present walls are medieval. A number of sources put forth claims on having observed fragments of Hellenic masonry under the existing walls, but these fell short of having acquired general acceptance. The long hollow west of the castle marks the site of the Stadium, scene of the martyrdom of St. Polycarp, and it is now completely built over. This is also the case for the ancient theatre of Smyrna, which is located to the east of the castle gates, although there a few traces are still visible to the naked eye. Both works belong to a reconstruction following a calamitous earthquake in 178.
Next to the castle are the ruins of the cisterns built during the Roman period and renovated during the Byzantine and Ottoman periods. They formed the centre of the drinking water network of Smyrna. The remains of this network are still preserved in the agora of Smyrna in downtown İzmir.
Cultural activityedit
In 2015 the Barış Youth Symphony Orchestra was founded incorporating children with limited opportunities with the purpose to keep them away from crime on the street existing in the neighborhood. The orchestra, grown up to nearly one hundred members coming also from other neighbors of the city, gives concerts accompanied by notable classic music artists.[3]
Galleryedit
Cisterns
Castle gate
Watch tower
Castle wall
Footnotesedit
^"Kadifekale" (in Turkish). Türkiye Kültür Portalı. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
^"The Historical Port City of Izmir". UNESCO. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^"Dar gelirli ailelerin çocuklarından oluşan Barış Çocuk Senfoni Orkestrası büyüyor". NTV (in Turkish). 1 May 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
Bean, George E. (1967). Aegean Turkey: An Archaeological Guide. London: Ernest Benn. ISBN978-0-510-03200-5.
Cadoux, Cecil John (1938). Ancient Smyrna: A History of the City from the Earliest Times to 324 A.D. Blackwell Publishing.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kadifekale.
Images of Kadifekale at wowturkey.com
A. Karayiğit (July 2005). [Kadifekale's socio-economic profile and problems] (PDF) (in Turkish). İzmir Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-12-20. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Turkish November 2020 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Turkish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 492 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Turkish Wikipedia article at tr Kadifekale see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated tr Kadifekale to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Kadifekale news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kadifekale literally the velvet castle in Turkish is a hilltop castle in Izmir Turkey The castle is located on the Mount Pagos Greek Pagos Pagus under the Roman Empire which has an elevation of 186 metres It was built in the 3rd century BC 1 The castle is located at a distance of about 2 km from the shoreline and commands a general view of a large part of the city of Izmir as well as of the Gulf of Izmir KadifekaleIzmir in TurkeyEntry of the castle walls in KadifekaleKadifekaleCoordinates38 24 50 N 27 08 45 E 38 41389 N 27 14583 E 38 41389 27 14583TypeHilltop castleHeight35 metres 115 ft Site informationOpen tothe publicYesSite historyBuilt3rd century BCMaterialsStoneIn 2007 the metropolitan municipality of Izmir started renovation and restoration works in Kadifekale In 2020 Kadifekale became a Tentative World Heritage Site as part of The Historical Port City of Izmir 2 Contents 1 Re foundation of Smyrna on Mount Pagos 2 Tale of Two Cities 3 Cultural activity 4 Gallery 5 Footnotes 6 Books 7 External linksRe foundation of Smyrna on Mount Pagos editThe first recorded defensive walls built here was the work of Lysimachos a successor diadochus of Alexander the Great later a king 306 BC in Thrace and Asia Minor This construction was associated with Alexander s re foundation of Smyrna moving it from Old Smyrna on a mound in the southeastern corner of the inner gulf where only a few thousand people could be accommodated This move for the location of a new and larger city gained fame in a legend told by Pausanias according to which Alexander during a rest after hunting under a plane tree near the sanctuary on the hill of the two Nemeseis worshipped by the Smyrneans was approached during his sleep by the goddesses who bade him found a city on that very spot transferring to it the inhabitants of the earlier site Upon this the famous oracle in Klaros was consulted and the answer received was Three and four times happy shall those men be hereafter who shall dwell on Pagus beyond the sacred Meles While Alexander could only act as inspirator and or initiator for the move the recent excavations in Old Smyrna have shown that the settlement there could have ceased even during his lifetime The legend in the meantime was frequently depicted on ancient coins Tale of Two Cities editStrabo records that only a small part of Smyrna was located on the mound with the greater part centered around the harbor on the flatlands below The stadium and the theatre on the other hand were on the slopes immediately below the summit The settlements on the hill and those near the coast had a separate history in certain periods as it was the case during the 14th century when the hill castle was captured by the Aydinids and the port city with another castle was held by the Genoese until its capture by Tamerlane in 1403 During the 19th century Kadifekale was part of the chain across several slopes which constituted Izmir s Turkish core while the urban center below was the cosmopolitan part The present walls are medieval A number of sources put forth claims on having observed fragments of Hellenic masonry under the existing walls but these fell short of having acquired general acceptance The long hollow west of the castle marks the site of the Stadium scene of the martyrdom of St Polycarp and it is now completely built over This is also the case for the ancient theatre of Smyrna which is located to the east of the castle gates although there a few traces are still visible to the naked eye Both works belong to a reconstruction following a calamitous earthquake in 178 Next to the castle are the ruins of the cisterns built during the Roman period and renovated during the Byzantine and Ottoman periods They formed the centre of the drinking water network of Smyrna The remains of this network are still preserved in the agora of Smyrna in downtown Izmir Cultural activity editIn 2015 the Baris Youth Symphony Orchestra was founded incorporating children with limited opportunities with the purpose to keep them away from crime on the street existing in the neighborhood The orchestra grown up to nearly one hundred members coming also from other neighbors of the city gives concerts accompanied by notable classic music artists 3 Gallery edit nbsp Cisterns nbsp Castle gate nbsp Watch tower nbsp Castle wallFootnotes edit Kadifekale in Turkish Turkiye Kultur Portali Retrieved 8 July 2020 The Historical Port City of Izmir UNESCO Retrieved 16 April 2020 Dar gelirli ailelerin cocuklarindan olusan Baris Cocuk Senfoni Orkestrasi buyuyor NTV in Turkish 1 May 2022 Retrieved 29 January 2023 Books editAkurgal Ekrem 2002 Ancient Civilizations and Ruins of Turkey From Prehistoric Times Until the End of the Roman Empire Kegan Paul ISBN 0 7103 0776 4 Bean George E 1967 Aegean Turkey An Archaeological Guide London Ernest Benn ISBN 978 0 510 03200 5 Cadoux Cecil John 1938 Ancient Smyrna A History of the City from the Earliest Times to 324 A D Blackwell Publishing External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kadifekale Images of Kadifekale at wowturkey com A Karayigit July 2005 Kadifekale nin sosyo ekonomik profili ve sorunlari Kadifekale s socio economic profile and problems PDF in Turkish Izmir Chamber of Commerce Archived from the original PDF on 2018 12 20 Retrieved 2018 12 20 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kadifekale amp oldid 1212875304, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, 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