Imperial Arsenal

Imperial Arsenal
Tersâne-i Âmire
Golden Horn, Constantinople in Ottoman Empire
View of the Arsenal from Pera, 1836
Imperial Arsenal is located in Istanbul Fatih
Imperial Arsenal
Imperial Arsenal
Coordinates41°02′01″N 28°57′27″E / 41.03361°N 28.95750°E / 41.03361; 28.95750
TypeNaval base and shipyard
Site information
OwnerOttoman Navy
Site history
Built1454 (1454)
FateReplaced by the civilian Haliç Tersaneleri

The Imperial Arsenal (Ottoman Turkish: Tersâne-i Âmire) was the main base and naval shipyard of the Ottoman Empire from the 16th century to the end of the Empire. It was located on the Golden Horn in the Ottoman capital, Constantinople (modern Istanbul).


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