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Near entrance, check out the reconstructed section of mud brick city wall, with two crenellated towers. This mud-brick reconstruction uses traditional techniques, as the original timber and mud brick walls are long gone, and only stone foundations of the city remain. |
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Great temple (Buyuk Mabet) – Kids can wander around what was a grand temple complex. In the center of the temple, ceremonies were held for the two temple deities, the Weather God and Sun Goddess. Around the outside were storage rooms – you can still see several large pottery vessels stuck in the ground (these pots stored grains, oil or wine), along with cuneiform tablets also found in the storerooms. |
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Lion Gate (Aslanlikapi) – Check out the chunky gateway at the southern end of the city wall, flanked by two stone lions (mouths open like they’re roaring). Originally the doorway was a curved archway, with two wooden doors for the inner and outer walls. |
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Sphinx Gate (Yerkapi) – This earthworks rampart makes an impression, rising up about 95 feet. Kids can race up and down a long stairway, just like the Hittite soldiers, then run through the stone tunnel between the inner and outer ramparts. |
