Urfakapı

Image View Description

Exterior: Gate from outside City Walls

Date

ca. 1183-1184

Main Work
Diyarbakır City Walls, Dişkale
Material/Technique
  • basalt
Work Type
architecture
Style/Period
Artuqid
Style/Period 2
Byzantine
Culture
Turkish
Culture 2
Kurdish
Location
Diyarbakır (Turkey)
Notes

The walls were originally completed in the 4th century CE and were rebuilt and expanded over time. This particular gate was built in the Artuqid period around 1183, although the north entrance is dated back to the 5th century.

Image Source

Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University

Photographer
Serdar Yalcin
Record ID
1415_mmm2015_diyarbakirwalls_vr_010