Yerkapı rampart
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Yerkapı rampart is a monumental defensive earthwork and stone structure forming part of the fortifications of the ancient Hittite capital at Hattusa in central Anatolia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yerkapı rampart canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site feature
ⓘ
fortification ⓘ rampart ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hittite royal building program ⓘ |
| civilization | Hittite Empire ⓘ |
| constructedAs | monumental terrace-like embankment ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| function |
city fortification
ⓘ
defensive earthwork ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sphinx Gate at Yerkapı
ⓘ
corbelled tunnel under the rampart ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boğazkale District
ⓘ
Central Anatolia Region ⓘ
surface form:
Central Anatolia
Boğazköy (Hattusa) ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
Turkey ⓘ Çorum Province ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern edge of the Upper City of Hattusa ⓘ |
| material |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of earth and stone construction
ⓘ
monumental scale ⓘ sphinx-flanked gate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusa
fortifications of Hattusa ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| topography | artificially raised hill ⓘ |
| worldHeritageSite |
Boğazköy (Hattusa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Hattusha: the Hittite Capital
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.