Baydar Gate
| Baydar Gate | |
|---|---|
 Baydar Gate in 2008 | |
| Location | Foros, Crimea |
| Official name | Байдарські ворота (Baydar Gate) |
| Type | Architecture |
| Reference no. | 0100120 |
The Baydar Gate (elevation 503 metres or 1,650 feet) is a mountain pass in the Crimean Mountains connecting the Baidar Valley with the Black Sea coast. It is enclosed by Mount Chelebi (657 m) and Mount Ckhu-Bair (705 m). The old Yalta-Sevastopol highway, dating from the 1830s and seldom used today, passes through here. When the highway was completed in 1848, the so-called Propylaea were built of local limestone to commemorate the event. This Neoclassical gate offers scenic views, including that of the picturesque Foros Church set atop a 400-metre cliff overlooking the sea coast.
See also
[edit]- Laspi Pass - a neighbouring mountain pass, the one normally used today
External links
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Media related to Baydar Gate at Wikimedia Commons
44°24′25″N 33°46′58″E / 44.40694°N 33.78278°E
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