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Beulé Gate

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page.

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/May 9, 2024  by Gog the Mild (talk) 20:10, 21 April 2024 (UTC)



The Beulé Gate is a fortified gate, constructed in the Roman period, leading to the Propylaia of the Acropolis of Athens. It was constructed in the third or fourth century CE, almost entirely from repurposed materials (spolia) taken from the fourth-century BCE Choragic Monument of Nikias, and was heavily modified over the medieval period. The gate was integrated into the Post-Herulian Wall, which fortified the Acropolis following the city's sack by the Germanic Heruli people in 267 or early 268 CE. Its construction marked the beginning of a new phase in the Acropolis's use, in which it came to be seen more as a potential defensive position than in the religious terms that had marked its use in the classical period. During the Ottoman period, the gate was built over with a bastion and its location forgotten. It was discovered and named by the French archaeologist Charles Ernest Beulé in 1852. Its discovery was greeted enthusiastically in France, though archaeologists and Greek commentators criticised the aggressive means – particularly the use of explosives – by which Beulé had carried out the excavation. Beulé also commissioned a commemorative inscription in Ancient Greek, which is still visible at the gate.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Classical monument: Temple of Apollo Palatinus (14 December 2023). Greek archaeology: Kyriakos Pittakis (15 October 2023).
 * Main editors: UndercoverClassicist
 * Promoted: 5 March 2024
 * Reasons for nomination: 29 May is the anniversary of the discovery, 13 April is the anniversary of the gate being fully revealed, 11 May is the anniversary of its opening ceremony. This is, I think, the only existing FA of an ancient Greek building.
 * Support as nominator. UndercoverClassicist T·C 08:47, 15 March 2024 (UTC)