GRAVÜR DÜNYASI
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| Artist | William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854) |
| Engraver | Samuel Lacey (1787-1859) |
| Date | 1836 |
| Technique | Steel Engraving |
| Category | Ottoman Empire And Turkey |
| Source | Syria, The Holy Land, Asia Minor & C. Illustrated. In A Series Of Views, Drawn From Nature By W.H.Bartlett, William Purser & C. By John Carne (Fisher, Son & Co. London & Paris, 1836) |
The old city of Antakya is completely covered with city walls and access to the city is provided through 5 gates built between the castle walls. They are the Damascus Gate in the south, the Aleppo Gate (Medina-St.Paul) in the north, the Iron Gate (Demirkapisi) in the east, the Bridge Gate in the west and the Dog Gate in the northwest. Iron Gate (Demirkapi) is the biggest of these five doors. Iron Gate (Demirkapi) was built in the VI.century during the Justinian period. It was built as a high and solid wall as a continuation of the walls on the deep and narrow valley that separates Habib Neccar Mountain and Hac Mountain in order to control the violent floods coming from Hacikurus Stream. This wall, which is also used as one of the entrance gates of the city, is still standing today.
