Hittite city walls - Hattusas - Bogazkale, Turkey
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member puczmeloun
N 40° 01.251 E 034° 36.841
36T E 637732 N 4431319
Reconstruction of one stretch of the Hittite city walls
Waymark Code: WMFDGH
Location: Türkiye
Date Posted: 10/02/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
Views: 4

Since 2005, the Hittite capital Hattusha in Central Anatolia boasts a newly added attraction. In autumn the reconstruction of a 65-m long stretch of the mudbrick city walls reached completion. Three segments of curtain-wall seven-to-eight meters high and two defense towers reaching a height of 12 to 13 m now convey the impression of how well fortified the city really was-and how impressive a sight it must have been to visitors of the period. This project represents the first major reconstruction in unbaked mudbricks; indeed, worldwide there are few projects comparable in dimension.

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Where is original located?: Now the original is gone

Where is this replica located?: At place of original

Who created the original?: Hittites

Internet Link about Original: http://www.hattuscha.de/English/citywall.htm

Year Original was Created (approx. ok): 1400 BC

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