Stairs leading up the rampart of Yerkapı

Hattuşaş was the capital of the Hittite empire from 2000 to 1180 BC. Today, impressive double walls, which are situated by the King’s Gate,the Lion Gate and the Yer Kapi (an underground tunnel), circle its ruins.

The Yerkapı is the highest and southernmost point in the city fortifications and consists of the exterior gate of the postern, the tunnel through the rampart at the bottom, and the Sphinx Gate on top.
(Location: Boğazköy /Hattuşaş )

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