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Sphinx
The Sphinx Gate located at the top of Yerkapı had two pairs of sphinxes at the inner facing and outer facing doorways of the gate. Both sphinxes of the inner facing doorway are made of a reddish limestone and have been found in heavily fragmented condition. The east flank sphinx shown below was originally taken to Berlin for repairs and had been on display in the Pergamon Museum until 2012 when it was returned to Turkey. The west side sphinx had also been moved to the Istanbul Museum. Today the originals of both sphinxes are in the Boğazkale Museum and replicas are installed at their original locations. At the outer facing doorway only the west side sphinx survives, albeit heavily damaged.
