Emblems of sultan Qāytbāy on the Citadel of Gaziantep

Located on the walls of the Citadel of Gaziantep, Turkey.

Emblems framing the entrance gate. Photograph from monummamluk-syrie.org
Emblems framing the inscription on one of the entrance towers
Emblems framing the inscription on the north-west tower

Two epigraphic emblems framing inscriptions on the two entrance towers and on the north-west tower.

Possible dating: around 880/1475 (it is the year mentioned in one of the inscriptions).

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