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Attalea, city walls.Attalea XIX century, Ancient wallsAttalea XIX century, Ancient walls - WatchtowerAttalea, Christian BasilicaAttalea XIX century, Ancient towerHidirlik TowerHıdırlık Tower  - Hıdırlık KulesiRoman bridge, ArapsuyuRoman bridge across the Arapsu stream, AntalyaRoman bridge across the Arapsu stream, Antalya

Location:

  • Türkiye, Kaleici
  • geo:36.885269,30.7085
  • Exact location

Period or year:

  • 130?~ / unknown

Class:

  • Building (other)
  • visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

Hadrian`s Gate - Hadrianus Kapisi is a three arched gateway of the clasical Roman style in honour of the emperoe`s visit in 130 AD. All the arches of  equall size an decorated with rosettes in their vaults.

Sources:

  1. Karl Lanckoronski, Städte Pamphyliens und Pisidiens, Band 1, Pisidien, Wien 1890, pp. 7-32    https://archive.org/details/stdtepamphylie01lancuoft
  2. George E. Bean, Turkey`s Southern Shore 2nd ed., John Murray Ltd, London 1989, p. 22
  3. ADALYA - A New Monumental Gate from the Roman Imperial Period on the Attaleia City Walls BURHAN VARKIVANÇ – İSMAİL AKAN ATİLA      https://akmedmedia.ku.edu.tr/Adalya/Adalya_2021/12_Varkivanc_Atila.pdf  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadrian%27s_Gate


Nearby

Attalea (Antalya)

OmnesViae import TPPlace2395. Attaleia.

Attalia - Antalya

lat.:Attalea. Fifth century christian basilica converted int mosque. Nowaday in ruin.

Alanya

Milestone


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