. Mycenaean Troy, based on Dörpfeld's excavations in the sixth of the nine buried cities at Hissarlik. Fig. 16. Ground Plan of South Gate wide for the carrying off of rain water. Since thisentrance was in use during the time of the VII andVIII settlements, there is some doubt as to whetherthe canal and pavement belong to the MycenaeanCity. On its east side the gateway is flanked by thecitadel wall (d g), 5 m. thick, while on the west therejuts out beyond the citadel wall, which is here m. thick, a massive rectangular tower (r 1 o p),constructed at a later period. In earlier times onl
. Mycenaean Troy, based on Dörpfeld's excavations in the sixth of the nine buried cities at Hissarlik. Fig. 16. Ground Plan of South Gate wide for the carrying off of rain water. Since thisentrance was in use during the time of the VII andVIII settlements, there is some doubt as to whetherthe canal and pavement belong to the MycenaeanCity. On its east side the gateway is flanked by thecitadel wall (d g), 5 m. thick, while on the west therejuts out beyond the citadel wall, which is here m. thick, a massive rectangular tower (r 1 o p),constructed at a later period. In earlier times only atower-shaped projection (s p t u) extended from thefortress. Two unwrought blocks of stone, perhaps THE MYCENAEAN CITY 69 belonging to the VII Stratum and evidently intendedto guard the corners, stand at the front angles (g 1)of the gate. 18. The West Gate.^ We can note something ofthe form of the West Gate VI U in lig. 17, although. Fig. 17. Ground Plan of West Gate it has suffered great destruction and later buildingshave been erected upon it. The South Citadel Wall(h. g f) ends abruptly at e f, while the West CitadelWall (ab c) terminates with equal abruptness ends of these two walls form a gateway 4 No tower projecting from the wall (b c) flanksthe passage, as at the Gate VI T, although it is pos-sible that such once existed and was later destroyed ^Dorpfeld, Troja iind Ilion, pp. 135-139, 60 JIYCEKAEAN TKOY when this entrance was walled up. The gatewaybends toward the right, giving- access l^y a gradualincline to the street between the South Wall and thebuilding Yl M, as well as to the iirst terrace of thecitadel. A retaining wall (d k m), which bordersthe passageway on one side, is preserved only at itstwo ends. It is likely that there was a paved rampat the corner (m). A wall serving as a doorsili andan erect stone of the door pillars (k) show whereproljably the door inclosure (i k) must ha
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