Hadrianus Gate that is also called "The Three Gates" (Uckapilar in Turkish). This triumphal arch was built in the name of the Roman emperorHadrianus, who visited Antalya in 130 A.C., it has three arched gates. According to the legend, those were the gates under which Belkis, the Queen of Saba, passed with her ships full of diamonds, on her way to visit Hz. Süleyman King Solomon in Antalya. Sultan Belkis is said to have passed under those gates and to have enjoyed many a happy day in the palace in Aspendos.
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According to the legend, those were the gates under which Belkis, the Queen of Saba, passed with her ships full of diamonds, on her way to visit Hz.
Sultan Belkis is said to have passed under those gates and to have enjoyed many a happy day in the palace in Aspendos.Formerly the city walls enclosed the outside of the gate and it was not used for many years.
On either side of the Gate are towers, which are known not to have been built at the same time.
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