Exterior: View from Top of Walls Northwest of Tower
Date
ca. 1208
Main Work
Diyarbakır City Walls, Dişkale
Material/Technique
basalt
Work Type
architecture
Style/Period
Artuqid, Byzantine
Culture
Turkish, Kurdish
Location
Diyarbakır (Turkey), Diyarbakır (Turkey)
Notes
The walls were originally completed in the 4th century CE and were rebuilt and expanded over time, this particular tower was built in the Artuqid period around 1208
Image Source
Photography by the Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archeology, Columbia University