Anadolu Feneri
Anadolu Feneri(Anatolian Light House) is located on the
Asian side of
Istanbul,where
Bosphorus conjoins with
Blacksea.It has 2 miles distance to the
Rumeli Feneri(Rumelian Light House).The village that light house is located also called Anadolu Feneri,it is a small town on the summer time where you can eat fish at the small fish restaurants,and you can swim on the coast(but there is not a beach).
Anatolian Light House is a guide for the ships coming from
Blacksea to
Bosphorus,
Istanbul.
The light house was built in 1834.During the Crimean War it was built to be a guide for the French and English ships going through
Blacksea and
Bosphorus by France,with the
Rumeli Light House,but in 1933 Turkey has owned all rights of both light houses.
The Light house is made of white stone and it has 20 mt height.only one side of the light house ,towards
Beykoz stays dark.Anadolu Feneri is one of the rare light houses which could stay originally.
Source: http://tr.wikipedia.org
