The city walls of Halicarnassos are located in the south-west of Turkey, the capital of the country of KARIA, whose borders are approximately on the borders of today's Muğla city, with its ancient name, where the Mausoleum, one of the seven wonders of the world, is located and the birthplace of HEREDOTOS, the father of history.

Halicarnassos is located in Bodrum with its modern name.

After the death of his father, Hekatomnos, in 377 BC, the satrap of Karia, Maussollos, decided to move the capital of Caria from Mylasa to Halicarnassos.

With this project, Maussollos aimed to build a metropolis that competed not only in terms of urbanization and architecture, in terms of culture, with Athens.For this purpose, the city was put under defense by being surrounded by 8 km long, 8 mt high fortification walls and 11 m high towers.

The city walls of Halicarnassos are the most important historical artifacts that have survived from ancient Halicarnassos.

The greatest destruction in the walls was in 334 BC by Alexander the Great during the siege.

The stone cannonballs thrown by the catapults, many of which were invented by Alexander the Great, which were considered the most important technological weapon of that period, caused great destruction especially on the walls around the Myndos Gate.

Alexander the Great, who would then kept on his eastern expedition, he destroyed the strategic points of the city walls and some of the towers, aimed that the city would not be able to protect itself again.

During the Roman period, the walls were able to exist with 50cm height sections of 7mt in places.

Now, 1.5 km of the city walls, which have a total length of 8 km, were unearthed and opened to visitors as a walking path.