Bursa City Walls and Gates of the Reconstruction of Taht-I Castle Gate

Since the early ages people have constructed city walls around settlements for protection. City gates were also built on the city walls to provide access to and departure from a walled city. These gates were protected with towers or city walls in line with the topography of the site. As there was no longer a need for defense, structures of defense, especially city gates, were demolished. Likewise, city gates of Bursa were also demolished as a part of road-broadening works. However, some of the city gates have recently been reconstructed. This study sheds a light on characteristics of city gates of Bursa and the related conservation methods and the reconstruction of the Taht-ı Castle Gate