Upper City
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Upper City is the southern, later-developed religious and administrative district of the ancient Hittite capital Hattusa, notable for its large temples and monumental architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Upper City canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
urban district ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hittite architecture ⓘ |
| capitalOfWhichEmpire | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelationWithinCity | later-developed district ⓘ |
| contains |
Temple I
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple 1 of Upper City
Temple 2 of Upper City ⓘ administrative complexes ⓘ multiple Hittite temples ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storerooms ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite ⓘ |
| developedDuringCentury |
13th century BCE
ⓘ
14th century BCE ⓘ |
| developedDuringPeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| directionWithinCity | southern part of Hattusa ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city gates
ⓘ
large temples ⓘ massive fortification walls ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ official buildings ⓘ storage buildings ⓘ temple precincts ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
administrative district
ⓘ
religious district ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection | processional routes linking temples and gates ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
|
| locatedInAncientRegion |
Central Anatolia Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Anatolia
Hatti ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNearModernSettlement |
Boğazköy
ⓘ
surface form:
Boğazkale
|
| locatedInRegion |
Boğazkale District
ⓘ
Çorum Province ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense concentration of temples
ⓘ
monumental temple courtyards ⓘ planned urban layout ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
|
| partOfUNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
|
| religiousSignificance | major cult center within Hattusa ⓘ |
| topographicalPosition | elevated plateau south of the Lower City ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince | 1986 ⓘ |
| urbanRelationToLowerCity | later expansion beyond the older Lower City ⓘ |
| usedFor |
imperial administration
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ state cult activities ⓘ storage of tribute and goods ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.