Cleopatra's Gate
Cleopatra's Gate is a city gate of
History of Tarsus and its walls
Tarsus, located in the region known as
Tarsus was enclosed by a pair of concentric defense walls . According to 17th century-Turkish traveler
, the coastline is currently 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the port gate.Cleopatra entered Tarsus via the port gate.
The outer height of the gate is 8.53 metres (28.0 ft) and the inner height is 6.17 metres (20.2 ft). The length of the passage is 6.48 metres (21.3 ft) [4] The mortar used in the original gate was khorosan mortar. The gate was used on the street up to 30 years ago, when it was put under restoration, which resulted in the partial loss of its original appearance.[5]
Gate is still treated as one of the most important points of the city.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Mersin web site 2004 (in Turkish)
- ^ Tarsus, (Touristic booklet published by the Tarsus mayor.) p.23
- ^ Mersin Pocket Guide , MTSO, 2004, p.16
- ^ İçel, (Pub. by Mersin City council) 1992, p 34
- ^ Newspaper article Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine