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Arcadian Gate (Messene)

City / RuinsEuropeGreecec. 369 BCEClassical Greek

Monumental gate of ancient Messene in the Peloponnese, built ~369 BCE. Two massive polygonal blocks form the gate uprights; the surviving threshold preserves chariot-wheel ruts cut into the stone. Part of one of the largest surviving classical fortification systems in Greece.

37.1689°, 21.9128°

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