city walls of Hattusa
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The city walls of Hattusa are the massive Late Bronze Age fortifications surrounding the Hittite capital in central Anatolia, notable for their monumental gates and defensive complexity.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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city wall ⓘ fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hittite architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Hittite storm god ⓘ |
| capitalOfWhichPeople | Hittites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 40.020°N 34.620°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture | Hittite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| encloses |
lower city of Hattusa
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upper city of Hattusa ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
defensive fortification
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protection of the Hittite capital ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bent entrances at gates
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corbelled tunnel passages ⓘ double walls in some sectors ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasPart |
King’s Gate of Hattusa
NERFINISHED
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Lion Gate of Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sphinx Gate of Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Yerkapı rampart NERFINISHED ⓘ postern tunnels of Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boğazkale District
NERFINISHED
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Turkey ⓘ central Anatolia ⓘ Çorum Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mudbrick
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bastions and towers
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cyclopean masonry sections ⓘ defensive complexity ⓘ monumental gates ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfUNESCOSite | Hattusha: the Hittite Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| region | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of Late Bronze Age urban planning
ⓘ
key example of Hittite military architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 377 ⓘ |
| usedInTimePeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
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