Posts Tagged ‘Üçkapılar’

Antalya - Hadrian’s Gate

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

Hadrianus gateHadrians gateThe Hadrian’s Gate (or Hadrianus Gate or The Three Gates (meaning “Üçkapılar” in Turkish) is a celebrating accomplished which was congenital in the name of the Roman emperor Hadrian, who visited Antalya in 130 A.D. It has three angled gates. According to the legend, Sultan Belkis, the Queen of Sheba, is said to accept anesthetized beneath those gates and enjoyed a blessed day in the alcazar in Aspendos on her way to appointment King Solomon. (more…)