Ruins of Sapinuwa, Building A (Illustration)

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by Carole Raddato
published on 06 April 2019

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Ruins of Sapinuwa, Building A — The ruins of Sapinuwa, an important Hittite military and religious centre (today Ortakoy in central Turkey), are spread out over 9 km2 and include many building foundations. A monumental structure with Cyclopean-walls, the so-called “Building A”, was uncovered at the site. It was a three-story building used for administrative, religious and commercial purposes.

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, April 06). Ruins of Sapinuwa, Building A. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10418/ruins-of-sapinuwa-building-a/

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Raddato, Carole. "Ruins of Sapinuwa, Building A." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 06, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10418/ruins-of-sapinuwa-building-a/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Ruins of Sapinuwa, Building A." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 06 Apr 2019. Web. 20 Nov 2024.