Triumphal Arch in Anavarza reestablished

Rebuilding work has been finished in the door of the antiquated city of Anavarza, one of the most significant settlements in Anatolia on the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List.

The door was worked in memory of the triumph of the Romans against the Persians in the third century and is known as the "Triumphal Arch." With the ongoing rebuilding work, the curve has picked up its previous wonder.

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Addressing state-run Anadolu Agency, Çukurova University prehistoric studies division part and the logical advisor to the unearthings, Fatih Gülşen said that the rebuilding work in the entryway was started in 2018.

He said that the ground investigations of the door were completed in the main stage and, following the fortification of the ground, they began the rebuilding work in the 28-meter-long, 5.40-meter-wide and 14-meter-high entryway.

"The antiquated city of Anavarza, situated in the southern area of Adana, is one of the spots visited by neighborhood and outside voyagers for its theater, amphitheater, arena and 2,700-meter-long and 34-meter-wide columnar road. The door called 'Triumphal Arch,' worked in memory of the triumph of the Romans in the old city against the Persians in the third century, is one of the most significant components of this spot. The Triumphal Arch, comprising of three curves, eight legs and six segments and situated at the beginning stage of the world's first twofold street, is one of the biggest fantastic city entryways in Anatolia. We reestablished the stones on the entryway, which were beaten up pretty bad and presented threat. We supplanted the messed up stones with the new ones," he said.

Gülşen noticed that numerous individuals went to the area to see the "Triumphal Arch," which presently has an excellent appearance that suits the old city.

Expressing that after the "Triumphal Arch," exhuming and reclamation works will be finished of the columnar road, Gülşen said that the works will begin to resuscitate the 200-meter some portion of the columnar road in any case.

Focusing on that the guests will go through the entryway and visit the columnar road, Gülşen said visitors will make an excursion to history.

He said that unearthings will proceed with this season so as to uncover the amphitheater, which was the area of warrior battles in the antiquated city of Anavarza, otherwise called "strong city" and has the hints of Hellenistic, Roman, Eastern Roman, Sasanian and Ottoman periods. He included that the works are likewise proceeding to put the Anavarza Ancient City on the perpetual world legacy rundown of UNESCO.