Beginning from the 4th century BC until the end of the 19th century, Antalya Kaleiçi, which was inhabited by different cultures uninterruptedly, was equipped with a settlement pattern in which each culture and structures unique to previous cultures. Kaleiçi, which was a small coastal settlement becoming urbanized under the name of Attaleia in the 2nd century BC, preserved its fortification walls, which were renewed in the Roman Period, until the beginning of the 20th century with some expansions, additions and renovations. Due to human and natural factors such as time passed, earthquakes, fires and wars and repairs, renovations, demolition and neglect in different periods, disappearing partly in the Ancient Period and partly in the Byzantine Period, an important part of public and civil structures such as squares (agoras) and temples, theaters, parliament buildings and residences in the city in the ancient period. A major change in the urban pattern should not be expected, especially in the Byzantine Period, after new religious buildings were built within its own understanding of culture. Although the Islamization process, which started with the Seljuks, greatly changed the northern half of the city, it did not prevent some Pagan and Christian structures in the south of the city from continuing their existence. Starting from the Ancient Period, it is not possible to carry many structures of every period and every dominant culture to the present day, in addition to different cultural understanding, neglectful human and nature-based reasons, in an area limited by the city walls. However, when compared to some other settlements (e.g. Kaş, Milas and Bodrum) that were inhabited uninterruptedly, it can be clearly seen that Kaleiçi is one of the rare settlements that best preserved the traces of every culture it has hosted since the first century of the settlement. Although it seems like a great loss for a city that still has some cultural losses of the past, being able to see the trace of every culture that passed through Kaleiçi is actually such a great wealth.

In the city, having a similar cultural and social life in the Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Periods, many architectural pieces belonging to other structures are encountered besides the walls, Hadrian's Gate, Hıdırlık Tower and the agora remains in the Kesik Minaret Mosque Area. Christianity, which was dominant with the 4th century AD., destroyed a part of the cultural texture before it, especially the religious structures, as in the whole Ancient World; but still, it played an important role in preserving the ancient theater ruins in Kaleiçi and monuments such as Hadrian's Gate and Hıdırlık Tower, even transferring them to the present day. The remains of the city's Christian Period buildings usually originate from the 19th century, unfortunately except for the Yivli Minaret Mosque and the church in the Kesik Minaret Mosque Area. The fact that the Greek people lived in the south of the settlement during the Seljuk Period and the Seljuks settled mainly in the North of the city ensured that Yivli Minaret Complex was formed and the church in Kesik Minaret Mosque Area continued its original function until the Ottoman Period. Although the transformation of Kesik Minaret Mosque and Yivli Minaret Mosque from Christianity revealed a different perspective for that period, it is actually a great chance for today in terms of transferring cultural heritage. Because, although the changes and additions in the Mosque making process partially changed these structures, it is possible to recognize the structural characteristics of the Byzantine Period in detail. After the city came under the power of Turkish rule, many religious, social and cultural structures such as mosques, masjids, zawiyas, madrasas, schools, teachers' homes, soup kitchens, inns, baths, tombs and fountains were built during the Principalities and Ottoman periods, especially in the Seljuk Period; however, passing time, fire, neglectful human actions and natural events led to the partial disappearance of the urban pattern of these periods. The great fire at the end of the 19th century affected many residences and churches to a large extent, especially the Kesik Minaret Mosque, located in the southern half of Kaleiçi. A large hospital building and some mansions over the Marble Terrace were destroyed in the fire of 1928. The greatest human-caused destruction occurred, especially with the partial collapse of the fortification walls; and the process, starting at the end of the 19th century, lasted until the 1940s. Modern urbanization that started in the second half of the 20th century was also a period in which Kaleiçi's texture began to lose its historical character rapidly. Despite this, Kaleiçi is largely preserved from the reinforced concrete structures in other parts of Antalya, and the traditional texture, which reflects the examples of civil architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries, as well as some social structures, has survived to the present day by preserving its originality. After the area was declared a third degree Urban and Tertiary Archaeological Site in 1973, examples of 473 civil architecture, 72 monumental structures, 56 registered wells, 93 gardens protected, 25 registered trees were registered, and a conscious and legal protection process was initiated.

The loss of cultural values due to human-caused and neglectful reasons in the 20th century is seen more intensely, especially outside Kaleiçi. A large number of Late Ottoman - Early Republican structures located in the Atatürk Street, around Kale Kapısı and Cumhuriyet Square and which have an important place in the social, cultural and political history of the city, unfortunately lost their quality or disappeared completely. These may include the Old Government House of Antalya, which was built in 1884 and demolished in the mid-1970s, other masjids, inns, shops and the old post office, which are known to exist around the Castle Gate, as well as numerous residences and entertainment venues.