Antiquity – Middle Ages
Hisar Kapia
Hisar Kapia is one of the most recognizable gates in the Old Town. It marks the historic fortification line and links the ancient and medieval core with the later National Revival urban fabric.
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Hisar Kapia — the eastern gate of the acropolis — has guarded the entrance to Plovdiv's Old Town for nearly two thousand years: Roman at its base, medieval in its arch, and framed today by the Revival houses built into its walls.
- First gate
- 2nd c. AD
- Present form
- 13th–14th c.
- Acropolis gates
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The Roman gate
The first gate on this spot was built in the 2nd century AD as part of the acropolis fortifications of Philippopolis. It was one of the citadel's three main gates — Eastern, Northern and Southern.
Source trail: Wikipedia — Hisar Kapia ↗Rebuilt in the Middle Ages
The gate's present form took shape in the 13th–14th century, with a masonry of stone and brick pieces bound with white mortar — a technique typical of the Second Bulgarian Empire. In the early 20th century Hisar Kapia was reinforced because of its poor condition.
Source trail: Wikipedia — Hisar Kapia ↗Houses on the walls
During the Ottoman period wealthy Plovdiv merchants built their Revival houses directly onto the fortress ruins, so that the lower storeys of those homes are the ancient walls themselves. Today the gate is one of the most recognisable corners of the Old Town.
Source trail: Wikipedia — Hisar Kapia ↗Dating
Antiquity – Middle Ages
Source trail: Wikipedia — Hisar Kapia ↗Architect/builder
not identified in the current public source
Source trail: Wikipedia — Hisar Kapia ↗Current status
Publicly accessible Old Town site; detailed visiting conditions still need verification.
Open map ↗Public Wikidata record
gate in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Type
- gate
- Status/protection
- monument
Traces and evidence
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Description and historical context for Hisar Kapia.
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Coordinates for Hisar Kapia.
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Media and license for Hisar Kapia: File:PLI-HisarKapija001.jpg.
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Current status
Publicly accessible Old Town site; detailed visiting conditions still need verification.
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- Coordinates
- 42.14992, 24.75338 · wikidata_coordinate
- Built/date
- Antiquity – Middle Ages
- Architect/builder
- not identified in the current public source
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