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Who built the main building of Gaziantep Castle in Turkey?
The Romans built Gaziantep Castle in the second and third centuries. The Byzantines strengthened and expanded it during Justinian’s reign._x000D_wp-image-80083 size-full”> src=”>https://HowSmart.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-IHA-Gaziatep-2023-02-06-203252-e1675848344966.jpg”> alt=”>Gaziantep Castle”> width=”>775″> height=”>319″> / Screenshot: Ihlas News Agency – YouTube[/caption]_x000D__x000D_Two earthquakes hit Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023, destroying Gaziantep Castle. Over 50,000 people were killed in buildings across Turkey and Syria as a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the countries, followed by another 7.7-quake later that day.