Van Castlevisitor guide.

Reaching the present day in remarkably sound condition, the fortress entrance is situated in the northwest. Just west of the entrance stands the Sarduri Bastion (Madır Bastion). Here are cuneiform inscriptions carved in the Assyrian language by Sarduri I. Climbing up from the northwestern tip of the castle leads to the monumental tomb of Urartian King Argishti I and cuneiform annals on the entrance walls. In the southern section of the fortress lie burial chambers belonging to Urartian kings. In the south are remains of the historic city of Van. Among these, the Great Mosque from the Seljuk Period and the Kaya Çelebi and Hüsrev Pasha Mosques from the Ottoman Period are remarkable monuments. It is the initial capital of the Urartians. Van Fortress was constructed in the mid-9th century BC by Urartian King Sarduri I. DOWNLOAD MUSEUM BROCHURE NEARBY MUSEUMS VAN HOŞAP CASTLE VAN MUSEUM VAN AKDAMAR MEMORIAL MUSEUM VAN ÇAVUŞTEPE CASTLE