Eastern gate of Philippopolis

The Eastern gate of Philippopolis is one of the three known entrances to the ancient Thracian city of Philippopolis, the location of the modern city of Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

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Type: Archaeological site
Description: gate in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Also known as: “Iztochna porta na Filipopol”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv and Roman theatre of Philippopolis.

Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv

Museum

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The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum is a museum of ethnography in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town. Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv is situated 260 metres northwest of Eastern gate of Philippopolis.

Roman theatre of Philippopolis

Archaeological site

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The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria, once the ancient city of Philippopolis. Roman theatre of Philippopolis is situated 450 metres southwest of Eastern gate of Philippopolis.

Sveta Nedelya

Church

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Sveta Nedelya is a church, which is situated 130 metres northwest of Eastern gate of Philippopolis.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hadji Hassan Mahala and Old Plovdiv.

Hadji Hassan Mahala

Suburb

Hadji Hassan Mahala is a Roma ghetto in Plovdiv, Bulgaria dating to 1400s. Residents generally regard themselves as being of the Turkish ethnicity. Its name comes from a mosque, itself named after a Turkish military leader who may have founded the neighborhood.

Old Plovdiv

Suburb

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The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of Plovdiv's hills: Nebet Tepe, Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.