Originally built in the ancient Greek city of Miletus (located in present-day Turkey) in the 2nd century AD, and later destroyed in an earthquake in the 10th or 11th century, The Market Gate of Miletus is a majestic marble entrance standing a staggering 29 metres across and 17 metres high.
The gate was excavated by German archeologists in the early 1900s and amazingly, has been been painstakingly re-created in the Pergamon Museum. Alongside the Pergamon Altar, it is the most iconic relic in the antiquities collection
The museum also proudly displays a plethora of artifacts from the 1st to 3rd centuries of the Roman Empire, hailing from Italy to Syria. These include awe-inspiring reconstructions of temples in Baalbek and Sia, a circular tomb from Falerii, and a seated statue of Emperor Trajan from Rome. Not to mention the magnificent relief friezes and other architectural components.