Gaziantep Castle was one of the attractions to move tourism in that Turkish province, considered, before the devastating earthquake of this Monday, February 6, 2023, as the eighth most populous in that country.
The world press reflects the fall of this historic building as one of the “symbols” of the destruction caused by the earthquake.
Gaziantep Castle, a Unesco heritage site, was built between 1,700 and 2,000 years and it looks terribly collapsed to the south and southeast, sums up Marca.
This fortification, built on a hill, “was first built as a watchtower on the mound during Roman times. The castle had an altitude of approximately 25-30 meters, about 100 meters in diameter, 1.2 kilometers in circumference and had a total of 12 towers”, reports RT Actualidad.
Hours of terror with an apocalyptic air are lived in Turkey and Syria: the survivors wander the streets without knowing “what will happen”
unprecedented emergency
The fact that it has been hit in the worst way by this 7.7 magnitude earthquake speaks of the fact that this movement surprises Turkey with pain.
“In the last 2,000 years something like this never happened in Turkey, nobody expected it and the collapsed or affected buildings confirm it,” users say on Twitter.
The history of the Castle, points out Marca, dates back to the 17th century, while some archaeological discoveries have revealed that its construction began at the time of the Romans in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD.
Today, the rubble of the structure, seen in videos, was scattered on the road.
In a report from ABC 17 News they emphasize that the iron railings that surrounded the castle were scattered on the surrounding sidewalks. The retaining wall next to the castle also collapsed. In some bastions large cracks were observed.
Gaziantep, recognized city
The city of Gaziantep had reason to make its sons proud. It was not only famous for its history, but also for its variety of food.
The city is part of the Creative Cities Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in the gastronomy category in 2015, reported TRT three years later.
Hours go by, night is already falling in Turkey and Syria. Many fear being surprised again by nature. The earthquake that astonishes and mourns the world, reported EFE, “so far left 2,349 dead and almost 11,000 injured in the two countries, and has destroyed thousands of buildings.”
(YO)
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