Ruins· Tarsus, Mersin
Cleopatra's Gate
Kleopatra Kapısı
Cleopatra's Gate is a ruins in Tarsus, Mersin; Cleopatra's Gate, just outside Tarsus, Mersin, is a historic Ören Yeri — ruins that have weathered into the hillside, with enough surviving fabric to sketch the lives of the people who once moved through it.
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- Hours
- Monday: Open 24 hoursTuesday: Open 24 hoursWednesday: Open 24 hoursThursday: Open 24 hoursFriday: Open 24 hoursSaturday: Open 24 hoursSunday: Open 24 hours
- Address
- Duatepe, Adile Hala Cd. No:613, 33440 Tarsus/Mersin, Türkiye
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance
- Location
- 36.9131°N · 34.8920°E
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Editor's Note
Cleopatra's Gate, just outside Tarsus, Mersin, is a historic Ören Yeri — ruins that have weathered into the hillside, with enough surviving fabric to sketch the lives of the people who once moved through it.
Story
Kleopatra Kapısı is a single-arched remnant of the city walls in central Tarsus, Mersin, carrying forward the ancient city's tradition of the Deniz Kapısı. Built of cut stone and horasan mortar, the horseshoe-shaped arch is 8.5 meters high, with a passage 5.6 meters wide. The source states that the present structure may date to the late Byzantine or Abbasid period and was built with reused stone in place of the earlier Deniz Kapısı. The association of Cleopatra and Mark Antony with this gate is presented as a narrative, not as a certain historical event. The structure can be viewed together with its surroundings in the open air.
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