b ac an ▁running ▁between ▁these ▁to wers . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁bent - axis ▁gate ▁running ▁through ▁v ault ed ▁pass ages ▁before ▁reaching ▁the ▁cour ty ard . ▁Be hind ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁square ▁hall ▁in ▁which ▁four ▁columns ▁support ▁a ▁central ▁unus ually ▁sh aped ▁d ome . ▁It ▁incorpor ates ▁a ▁gate ▁tower ▁from ▁the ▁old ▁Sel ju q ▁cit adel . ▁The ▁gate ▁la cks ▁def ensive ▁structures ▁like ▁murder - hol es ▁and ▁is ▁more ▁decor ated ▁than ▁the ▁northern ▁gate , ▁which ▁must ▁be ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁the ▁gate ▁faces ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁gate ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁a ▁super b ▁mu q arn as ▁can opy ▁that ▁is ▁now ▁hidden ▁because ▁the ▁outer ▁door ▁is ▁blocked . ▁ ▁The ▁western ▁gate ▁was ▁originally ▁protected ▁by ▁two ▁square ▁to wers ▁that ▁were ▁probably ▁built ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Ba ib ars . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 9 ▁earth qu ake , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁western ▁def ences ▁of ▁the ▁cit adel , ▁these ▁to wers ▁were ▁not ▁re built . ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁gates , ▁this ▁gate ▁has ▁a ▁straight ▁passage . ▁ ▁South west ▁building ▁In ▁the ▁south west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁cour ty ard , ▁built ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁wall , ▁is ▁a ▁two - store y ▁building ▁meas uring ▁ ▁and ▁reaching ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁date ▁of ▁this ▁building ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁unclear , ▁but ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁arch