City Antalya Pergamum King Attalus founded. After he died the last king of Pergamon, the city moved to Rome. Antalya became a thriving port and securely surrounded by walls built of stone. The walls were a few gates that were closed tightly and sealed during the attack invaders and pirates.

To this day the only preserved gate - Hadrian's Gate. For a long time defended the gates of the city wall and almost never used, probably why the structure has survived to our time. They have a view of the monumental triple-arched portal, is very reminiscent of a Roman triumphal arch. It is because of the three arches of the gates are called Uch Kapilar - "three gates." Construction took place at the gate 130 BC before anal I visited the Emperor Hadrian.

Front and rear gates are decorated with fine marble columns with beautiful capitals, arches have coffered ceiling. Originally the gates were two-storied. It is likely that at the top of the column once adorned the statue of Emperor Hadrian and his family, but to this day they have not been preserved.

A stone pavement under the central arch riddled with deep furrows left by the wheels of the huge number of Pass here for millennia carts. Therefore pass gates better through the right or left arch to tuck accidentally ankle.

On both sides of the gate are massive crenellated tower, built of stone. On the left is the South Tower (Tower of St. Julia) was built in the Roman period, as evidenced by covering the gate thread. North Tower was built during the reign of the Seljuk Turks on the orders of Sultan Alaeddin Keykubat First (1219-1938 gg.). This is evidenced by a plaque, which is built into the North Tower. The inscription on the board made in Turkish using Arabic alphabet.

Currently, Hadrian's Gate have not lost their purpose, they lead to Old Antalya. A little to the east of the gate is a cozy, shady park, where the locals love to relax. For all neighborhoods gate waiters delicious Turkish tea.