The Xylokerkos or Xerokerkos Gate of the Theodosian Land Walls of Constantinople, now known as the Belgrade Gate (Belgrat Kapısı), stands between towers 22 and 23, around 750 meters to the north of the Yedikule Fortress. Its name derives from the fact that it led to a wooden circus (amphitheatre) outside the walls. The gate complex is approximately 12 meters wide and almost 20 meters high, while the gate itself spans 5 meters.

Ayakapı is a small neighborhood located on the shores of the Golden Horn in the Fatih district of Istanbul. During the Byzantine period, the district was known as Ta Dexiokratiana or Dexiokràtous. The district's most important historical structure is the Gül Mosque, built as a church during the Byzantine period and later converted into a mosque during the Ottoman period. Another important structure is the Ayakapı Bathhouse, built by the architect Sinan in 1582, also known as the Havuzlu Hamam (Pool Bathhouse). Located on the shores of the Golden Horn between Fener and Cibali, the building, also known among the public as the "Cibali Bath", was built by Mimar Sinan in 1582 for Nurbanu Sultan, the wife of Selim II and mother of Murad III, to generate income for the Atik Valide Sultan Complex in Üsküdar.