The two cardines converged near the Damascus Gate, and a semicircular piazza covered the remaining space; in the piazza, a columnar monument was constructed, hence the Arabic name for the gate, Bab el-Amud ("Gate of the Column"). Tetrapylones were constructed at the other junctions between the main roads.
the two cardines converged near the damascus gate and a semicircular piazza covered the remaining space; in the piazza a columnar monument was constructed hence the arabic name for the gate bab el-amud ("gate of the column") tetrapylones were constructed at the other junctions between the main roads