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Hadrian's
Gate
(Turkish:
Üçkapılar,
meaning
"The
Three
Gates")
is
a
memorial
gate,
which
was
built
in
the
name
of
the
Roman
emperor
Hadrian,
who
visited
the
city
in
130
CE.
It
was
later
incorporated
in
the
walls
that
surround
the
city
and
harbor,
of
which
it
is
the
only
remaining
entrance
gate
today.
Hadrian's
Gate
consists
of
two
colonnaded
facades,
three
entry
arches
rising
above
four
pylons
and
a
tower
standing
on
either
side.
It
is
about
8
meters
high.
The
Southern
Tower,
known
as
the
Julia
Sancta,
is
from
the
Roman
era
but
was
likely
built
independently
of
the
gate.
The
bottom
section
of
the
Northern
Tower
is
from
Roman
times,
but
the
upper
part
was
rebuilt
in
the
first
half
of
the
thirteenth
century
AD
during
the
reign
of
Seljuk
sultan
Alaeddin
Keykubat
I
and
contains
an
inscription
in
Arabic
script.
It
is
considered
to
be
Pamphylia's
most
beautiful
gate.
The
upper
part
has
three
apertures
in
the
shape
of
a
cupola,
and
except
for
the
pillars
(made
of
granite)
is
built
entirely
of
white
marble.
The
three
passage
ways
are
decorated
with
floral
and
rosette
reliefs.
The
ornamentation
is
very
striking.
The
original
gate
was
two
stories,
and
although
little
is
known
of
the
top
story,
it
is
believed
to
have
held
statues
of
the
emperor
and
his
family.
An
entablature
on
the
top
of
the
Gate
extends
to
both
sides
with
a
height
of
1.28
meters.
It
includes
a
frieze
decorated
with
floral
motifs
and
an
ornate
cornice
with
lion
heads.
Formerly
the
city
walls
enclosed
the
outside
of
the
gate
and
it
was
not
used
for
many
years.
This
may
be
the
reason
why
it
has
not
been
harmed,
and
it
was
only
revealed
when
the
walls
collapsed
in
the
1950s.
The
gate
was
restored
in
1959.
The
pavement
was
stripped
away
to
reveal
the
original
Roman
era
walkway,
which
can
be
seen
through
perspex
flooring
while
walking
through
the
main
arch.
Visitors
to
the
Gate
can
look
down
and
see
incredibly
deep
grooves
where
the
pavement
was
worn
away
by
countless
carts
passing
in
and
out
of
the
city.
When
the
gate
was
uncovered
and
restored,
a
dozen
bronze
letters
were
found
at
the
foot
of
the
gate.
These
letters
were
part
of
an
inscription
honoring
Hadrian.
As
of
2017,
the
letters
are
split
between
different
museums
and
private
collections
around
the
world.
Nine
letters
are
in
Vienna,
two
are
in
Berlin,
and
there
are
some
in
England,
at
the
British
Museum
in
London
and
the
Ashmolean
Museum
in
Oxford.
It
is
believed
the
missing
second
story
would
have
also
held
an
inscription.
