Phoenico-Persian gate of ancient Tell

The Phoenico-Persian Gate of ancient Tell is a monument located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.

A city gate complex with storage rooms dating from the first millennium BC was discovered during the mid-1990s excavations.

A preserved threshold and pivot-stone are part of the first gate, which gave access to the complex.

A preserved threshold and pivot-stone are part of the first gate, which gave access to the complex.

: existence of a city gate complex linking the western harbor to the upper town, allowing traded goods to be kept in storage rooms.