the beam above a door is called lintel.
the beam above a door is called lintel.
what is the beam above a door called?
lintel
the door opened inwards and to the right. the holes for the anchor plate and the door hinges are visible. it was bolted on the inside with a beam and two bars and by a single beam on the outside. on the inside walls of the tower, there are beam holes for the floorbeams of the four levels - the lowest are directly above the door lintel. on the first, third and fourth floors, the beams ran north-south, on the second floor they ran east-west. the top floor was the viewing platform, which was surrounded by two layers of stone blocks and crenellations. these are almost completely intact, with the saddle-shaped tops of the merlons still preserved in some cases.
tower of gömeç
the basilica is entered through a very low door called the "door of humility."









































the church's interior walls features medieval golden mosaics once covering the side walls, which are now in large parts lost.









































the original roman-style floor of the basilica has been covered over with flagstones, but there is a trap door in the floor which opens up to reveal a portion of the original mosaic pavement from the constantinian basilica.
church of the nativity