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  • Bacchant head, marble, originally from Proconnesia, Asia Minor, discovered in the Gallo-Roman town of Andilly, in the Musee de Langres, or Langres Museum of Art and History, in Langres, Haute-Marne, France. Founded in 1841, the museum has been housed in a new building in the old town since 1997. It exhibits art, artefacts and archaeology from prehistory to the 20th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Four angels, representing 4 of the 7 bishops of Asia Minor, from the stained glass window of the Apocalypse, 1215-25, in bay 14, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Three angels representing 3 of the 7 bishops of Asia Minor, from the stained glass window of the Apocalypse, 1215-25, in bay 14, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • John's first vision, with the transfigured Christ holding the book with 7 seals and the 7 stars, surrounded by 7 candlesticks representing the 7 churches of Asia Minor and with a sword in his mouth with Alpha-Omega inscribed on its blade, from the stained glass window of the Apocalypse, 1215-25, in bay 14, in the ambulatory of Bourges Cathedral or the Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Bourges, built 1195-1230 in French Gothic style and consecrated in 1324, in Bourges, Centre-Val de Loire, France. 22 of the original 25 medieval stained glass windows of the ambulatory have survived. The cathedral is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. The statues in the niches are copies of the originals. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pediment above the columns on the facade of the Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. In the foreground are carved stone blocks with bull's heads and garlands. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Interior of the Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Coffered ceiling from the facade of the Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Arete, Greek goddess of virtue, from the facade of the Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The library was built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Decorative carving on the facade of the Library of Celsus, built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Arete, Greek goddess of virtue, from the facade of the Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The library was built 110-135 AD under Consul Julius Celsus Polemaenus, governor of the province of Asia. Celsus paid for the construction with his own personal wealth, and is buried in a sarcophagus beneath it. The library held nearly 12,000 scrolls in cupboards in niches in the double walls, which protected the documents from temperature and humidity. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, with a font in the foreground, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistry. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistry. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of¬†the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistery. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Double Churches, or The Church of Mary, with a font in the foreground, Roman, 2nd century AD, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. This church is known as the Double Church because one aisle was dedicated to the Virgin and the other to St John, and as the Council Church because the Council of Ephesus is believed to have been held here in 431 AD. It is also known as the Hall of the Muses and was used as an education and cultural centre. After Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it was converted into a basilica. It was the first church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was 260m in length, and was built with columns in the form of a basilica with a baptistry. After it was partly destroyed, the western part formed a domed basilica, and when this too was ruined, the eastern part of the old basilica was turned into a church. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stadium, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The stadium is horseshoe in shape and its auditorium seats 12,000 spectators in 12 rows supported by a vaulted arcade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre, 2nd century AD, at Termessos, an ancient Pisidian city in the Taurus mountains, in Antalya, Turkey. The theatre is Roman but built in Hellenistic style, seating 4-5,000, with large cavea divided by a diazoma. The site forms part of the Mount Gulluk-Termessos National Park. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Walls of the Roman baths, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The baths contain a frigidarium or cold water room, tepidarium or warm water room, and caldarium or hot water room, with raised floors over the heating system. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. In the distance is the agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades, 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades and shops, 4th century AD, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Shop along the colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre, Greco-Roman, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The theatre seats 15,000 with a cavea divided by a diazoma. The auditorium was built c. 120 AD and the skene building in the 2nd century AD, altered in the 3rd, with many friezes and statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Section of city walls, 3rd century BC, supported by an arcade, next to the Roman Gate in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum of Septimius Severus, 2nd century AD, a monumental fountain dedicated to the goddess Artemis and to the emperor, on the edge of the southern baths, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of flaming torches on a stone on the colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades and shops, 4th century AD, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hadrian's Gate, a monumental gate built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. An inscription over the middle arch states that the Plancia Magna dedicated the gate to the city. Behind is the Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt. The gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre, Greco-Roman, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The theatre seats 15,000 with a cavea divided by a diazoma. The auditorium was built c. 120 AD and the skene building in the 2nd century AD, altered in the 3rd, with many friezes and statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street and behind, the nymphaeum or Nympahion of Kestros, a monumental fountain under the acropolis, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre (foreground), with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. In the distance is the agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades, 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perga, seen from the acropolis, with intersection of the colonnaded streets, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief on the podium of the skene of the theatre, Greco-Roman, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The theatre seats 15,000 with a cavea divided by a diazoma. The auditorium was built c. 120 AD and the skene building in the 2nd century AD, altered in the 3rd, with many friezes and statues. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum (left), basilica (right), a large rectangular meeting hall, and agora or main square (front), at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya Province, Turkey. The Roman nymphaeum, built 2nd - 3rd century AD, a monument consecrated to water nymphs, has 2 storeys with 5 niches in each, and previously was fronted by an Ionic colonnade. Although settled before 1000 BC, Aspendos grew under the Greeks and subsequently the Persians and Romans, before declining in importance from the 4th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nymphaeum (left) and basilica, a large rectangular meeting hall  (right), at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya Province, Turkey. The Roman nymphaeum, built 2nd - 3rd century AD, a monument consecrated to water nymphs, has 2 storeys with 5 niches in each, and previously was fronted by an Ionic colonnade. Although settled before 1000 BC, Aspendos grew under the Greeks and subsequently the Persians and Romans, before declining in importance from the 4th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Bouleuterion, a large hall used by the city council, at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya Province, Turkey. Although settled before 1000 BC, Aspendos grew under the Greeks and subsequently the Persians and Romans, before declining in importance from the 4th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • East Gate, with an arch over the road to the agora, at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya Province, Turkey. Although settled before 1000 BC, Aspendos grew under the Greeks and subsequently the Persians and Romans, before declining in importance from the 4th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved frieze in the Nymphaeum, Roman, 2nd - 3rd century AD, monument consecrated to water nymphs, at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya Province, Turkey. The nymphaeum has 2 storeys with 5 niches in each, and previously was fronted by an Ionic colonnade. Although settled before 1000 BC, Aspendos grew under the Greeks and subsequently the Persians and Romans, before declining in importance from the 4th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Theatre, Roman, 2nd century AD, at Aspendos, an ancient Greco-Roman city in Antalya Province, Turkey. The theatre remains complete, with a horseshoe auditorium seating 7,000 and skene or stage building with a facade and a proscenium. Although settled before 1000 BC, Aspendos grew under the Greeks and subsequently the Persians and Romans, before declining in importance from the 4th century. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimney at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasabasi Kizil Vadi, or Red Valley, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The valley contains many cave houses and churches, carved out of the rock by early christians fleeing persecution by the Romans. The colour of the rock changes dramatically with sunlight and the valley is popular for hiking and hot air balloon flights. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasabasi Kizil Vadi, or Red Valley, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The valley contains many cave houses and churches, carved out of the rock by early christians fleeing persecution by the Romans. The colour of the rock changes dramatically with sunlight and the valley is popular for hiking and hot air balloon flights. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasabasi Kizil Vadi, or Red Valley, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The valley contains many cave houses and churches, carved out of the rock by early christians fleeing persecution by the Romans. The colour of the rock changes dramatically with sunlight and the valley is popular for hiking and hot air balloon flights. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasabasi Kizil Vadi, or Red Valley, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The valley contains many cave houses and churches, carved out of the rock by early christians fleeing persecution by the Romans. The colour of the rock changes dramatically with sunlight and the valley is popular for hiking and hot air balloon flights. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasabasi Kizil Vadi, or Red Valley, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The valley contains many cave houses and churches, carved out of the rock by early christians fleeing persecution by the Romans. The colour of the rock changes dramatically with sunlight and the valley is popular for hiking and hot air balloon flights. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tokali Kilise, or Church with the Buckle, 9th - 11th century, in the Soganli Valley in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. This is the largest church in the area, and was restored in the 1980s. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco, detail, in Yilanli Kilise or St George's Church, known as Snake Church, originally part of a monastery, at the Goreme Open Air Museum, in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The church has a simple low barrel-vaulted nave and many frescoes, including St Theodore and St George slaying the dragon, which is depicted as a snake. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Room decorated with frescoes in the Aziz Stephanos Church, part of the Keslik Monastery, 7th - 13th century, consisting of 14 rock-hewn churches, kitchens and hermits caves, in the Soganli Valley in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Underground room in the Keslik Monastery, 7th - 13th century, consisting of 14 rock-hewn churches, kitchens and hermits caves, in the Soganli Valley in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eroded landscape of the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. This area has many early christian churches carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of the baptism of Christ in the river Jordan by St John the Baptist, in Pancarlik Kilise or Pancarlik Church, early 11th century, in the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Cave dwellings cut into the tuff or volcanic rock above Urgup on Temenni Tepesi or Wish Hill, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Urgup was one of the first areas to be settled in the region and is now a tourist centre and home to the Cappadocian wine trade. Many of the houses here are built in or above caves cut into the soft volcanic rock. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimney in Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys and cliffs in the Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. Homes have been carved out of the rock in the formations along the bottom of the cliff. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eroded landscape of the Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eroded rocks in the Goreme Valley, in Goreme National Park, between Goreme and Uchisar, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The Goreme Valley also contains cave dwellings, underground towns and churches, carved out of the rock in the Byzantine period. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Goreme Open Air Museum, consisting of many 10th - 12th century rock-cut monasteries, refectories, churches and monks' cells, and the town of Goreme in the distance, Goreme National Park, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • St Barbara's Church, late 11th century, at the Goreme Open Air Museum, consisting of many rock-cut monasteries, refectories, churches and monks' cells, in Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches in Goreme are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys and cave dwellings in the Goreme Valley, in Goreme National Park, between Goreme and Uchisar, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The Goreme Valley also contains cave dwellings, underground towns and churches, carved out of the rock in the Byzantine period. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eroded rocks near Ortahisar, in Trabzon province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Twin fairy chimneys in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The chimneys were formed by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and have caps of basalt on top which is slower to erode. Many of the chimneys have been hollowed out to form dwellings. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco in Pancarlik Kilise or Pancarlik Church, early 11th century, in the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of the baptism of Christ in the river Jordan by St John the Baptist, detail, in Pancarlik Kilise or Pancarlik Church, early 11th century, in the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fresco of the Annunciation, detail, in Pancarlik Kilise or Pancarlik Church, early 11th century, in the Pancarlik Valley, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The churches are carved from the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Early christians came here to flee persecution by the Romans and others settled here under the influence of early saints. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rock formations in the Goreme Valley, in Goreme National Park, between Goreme and Uchisar, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The Goreme Valley also contains cave dwellings, underground towns and churches, carved out of the rock in the Byzantine period. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Kasabasi Kizil Vadi, or Red Valley, seen from a hot air balloon through the clouds, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. The valley contains many cave houses and churches, carved out of the rock by early christians fleeing persecution by the Romans. The colour of the rock changes dramatically with sunlight and the valley is popular for hiking and hot air balloon flights. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Troglodyte cave dwellings carved into the rock at Cavusin, a village between Avanos and Goreme, in Goreme National Park, Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The caves were made by carving the soft volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Fairy chimneys at Pasabag Valley or Monks' Valley, in Goreme National Park, near Goreme, in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago. Some of the chimneys in this valley were carved out to form hermitages for early christian monks. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Devrent Valley, known as Imagination Valley, near Goreme in Nevsehir province, Cappadocia, Central Anatolia, Turkey. The rock formations here were made by erosion of the volcanic tuff created by ash from volcanic eruptions millions of years ago, and many resemble figures or animals, such as camels, snakes, seals and dolphins. This area forms part of the Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stadium, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The stadium is horseshoe in shape and its auditorium seats 12,000 spectators in 12 rows supported by a vaulted arcade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stadium, Roman, 2nd century AD, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The stadium is horseshoe in shape and its auditorium seats 12,000 spectators in 12 rows supported by a vaulted arcade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Relief of flowers and a winged sea creature at the Nymphaeum of Septimius Severus, 2nd century AD, a monumental fountain dedicated to the goddess Artemis and to the emperor, on the edge of the southern baths, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Behind is the agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades and shops, 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. In the distance is the agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades, 4th century AD. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved stone detail with scrolls and inscription, on the colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Carved inscription on a stone at the intersection of the 2 main colonnaded streets, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Colonnaded main street, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC20_TURKEY_MC_011.jpg
  • Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades, 4th century AD, and behind, the Hellenistic Gate, with 2 towers originally built in Hellenistic times and later rebuilt, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The Gate is in the north of Septimius Severus Square, with 2 oval towers built in the 3rd century BC, supported by vaults. Behind the towers is a horseshoe shaped courtyard. The towers were used in defence and were extended in Roman times. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Basilica, 6th century AD, next to the Roman city gate, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. The basilica is Byzantine and has 3 naves, a narthex and the apse and East walls are still standing. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Agora, an open public square surrounded by colonnades and shops, 4th century AD, in Perga, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perga, seen from the acropolis, with intersection of the colonnaded streets, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Perga, seen from the acropolis, with intersection of the colonnaded streets, an ancient Pamphylian city ruled by the Persians, Greeks and Romans, in Antalya, Turkey. Perga has 2 main streets intersecting to divide the city into 4. The main street is 480m long and 22m wide and was used by pedestrians and vehicles. Shops with porticoes with mosaic floors line the limestone road, and an open water channel lies along its centre, with sewage systems underground. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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