Urfakapı
Image View Description:
Exterior: General View from Outside City Walls, facing Northeast
Date:
ca. 1183-1184
Location:
Diyarbakır (Turkey)
Location 2:
Diyarbakir (Turkey)
Title Variant:
Urfa Gate, Urfa Kapısı
Work Type:
architecture
Material / Technique:
basalt
Culture:
Turkish
Culture 2:
Kurdish
Style / Period:
Artuqid
Style / Period 2:
Byzantine
Photographer:
Gabriel Rodriguez
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

Record ID:
1516_mmm2015_urfakapi_img_006
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