Anadolu Hisarı already stood opposite it. These two fortresses severed Constantinople's maritime link and made it all but impossible for Byzantium to receive help by sea.
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Frequently asked questions
- What was The Construction of Rumeli Hisarı: Preparing the Siege of Constantinople?
- Before laying siege to Constantinople, Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror had the fortress of Rumeli Hisarı (Boğazkesen) built in order to control the Bosphorus; it was completed in only four months.
- When did The Construction of Rumeli Hisarı: Preparing the Siege of Constantinople happen?
- 1452 CE
- Where did The Construction of Rumeli Hisarı: Preparing the Siege of Constantinople take place?
- Boğaz (İstanbul kuzey), Anadolu