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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from some of the friezes that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the reliefs that decorate the restored southern portico eastern corner of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Part view of North portico that flanked the processional way of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the restored southern portico eastern corner of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of reliefs that decorate the restored southern portico eastern corner of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of reliefs that decorate the restored southern portico eastern corner of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View along the processional way of the Sebasteion complex. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the restored southern portico eastern corner of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the restored southern portico eastern corner of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the restored southern portico eastern corner of the Sebasteion structure. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View along the processional way of the Sebasteion complex. Dating from the 1st century AD, the marble structure consisted of a Propylon leading onto an east-west road flanked with three storey porticoes, ending at a Temple of Augustus. Over two hundred reliefs depicting Greek myths and Roman themes decorated the complex in which 80 have been found. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Tourists walking past the tombs of Ramses VI and the famous tomb of King Tutankhamun at the Valley of the Kings.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Entrance to the tomb of Ramsses V and VII at the Valley of the Kings.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Valley of Kings tombs of Ramses VI at the rear and the famous tomb of King Tutankhamun in front below.
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
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  • Egypt. Luxor. The Valley of the Artisans (Deir el-Medina) ruins of the village where the Kings and Queens tomb builders and craftsmen lived.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Ruined seated Colossus adorns the Eighth Pylon's West Wing at the Karnak Temple complex.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Seven statues adorn the north façade of the seventh Pylon facing Cachette court at the Temple of Amun at Karnak. The
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  • Luxor Egypt. Red sandstone statue of Amun at the north doorway of the Chamber of the Annals at the Karnak Temple complex.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. The Obelisk of Tuthmosis at the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. The Obelisk of Tuthmosis at the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. View towards the Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun of Karnak. The hall is a monumental forest of 134 columns, 23 metres in height, all engraved with hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Close-up of a column relief at The Great Hypostyle Hall at the Temple of Amun of Karnak. The hall is a monumental forest of 134 columns, 23 metres in height, all engraved with hieroglyphs and bas-reliefs.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. View from the first courtyard towards the second pylon which is flanked by colossi of Ramesses II. The second Pylon open ups into the Great Hypostyle Hall. In view in the first courtyard is the Kiosk of Taharka last remaining papyrus column.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Seated ram-headed Sphinxes in the vast first courtyard of the Temple of Amun at Karnak
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Theatrical porticoed courtyard with Osiris columns in the Temple of Ramses III at the Temple of Amun in Karnak.
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  • Luxor Egypt. Red sandstone statue of Amun at the north doorway of the Chamber of the Annals at the Karnak Temple complex.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Relief  found at the Temple of Luxor.
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  • Luxor. Egypt. Africa. Relief  found at the Temple of Luxor.
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  • Egypt. Temple of Luxor court of Ramses.  Colossal statues of Rameses II at the entrance of the Great Colonnade of Amenhotep III.
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  • Thebes. Egypt. Colourful relief at the Temple of Queen Hatshepsut.
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  • Thebes. Egypt. Sun light illuminates the colonnade at the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri which was built for Queen Hatshepsut who reined Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
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  • Thebes. Egypt. The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut at Deir al-Bahri was built for Queen Hatshepsut who ruled Ancient Egypt during the 18th dynasty (circa 1458 BC).
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  • Kom Ombo. Egypt. Africa. The ruins of the courtyard of the Temple of Kom Ombo
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  • Kom Ombo. Egypt. Africa. View of the Outer Hypostyle Hall viewed from the forecourt of the Temple of Kom Ombo.
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  • Tombs of the Kings  Paphos Cyprus. The Tombs of the Kings is a vast ancient archaeological necropolis with impressive underground tombs located at the city of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus.  It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • This image was captured at the vast ancient archaeological park at Paphos (Kato Pafos), which has extensive remains from Hellenistic through to the Middle Ages and is famous for its exquisite Roman Villa mosaics. The city of Paphos is located on the south west coast of Cyprus.  It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Paphos Cyprus. House of Theseus Roman Floor Mosaic of the first bath of Achilles. This image was captured at the vast ancient archaeological park at Paphos (Kato Pafos), which has extensive remains from Hellenistic through to the Middle Ages and is famous for its exquisite Roman Villa mosaics. The city of Paphos is located on the south west coast of Cyprus.  It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Steps leading into the 80 metre long vaulted Roman tunnel in the Asklepieion sacred area. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. The tunnel, which had holes in the roof to admit light, linked the centre of the sacred area to a late Roman circular house of treatment building, also known as the Telesphoreion.
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  • North West corner of the colonnaded stoa (portico) and Roman Theatre in background. Asklepieion. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. The stoa surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. In the background is the Roman Theatre.
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  • North West corner of the colonnaded stoa (portico) and Roman Theatre in background. Asklepieion. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. The stoa surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. In the background is the Roman Theatre.
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  • North West corner of the colonnaded stoa (portico) and Roman Theatre in background. Asklepieion. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. The stoa surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. In the background is the Roman Theatre.
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  • North West corner of the colonnaded stoa (portico) and Roman Theatre in background. Asklepieion. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. The stoa surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. In the background is the Roman Theatre.
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  • North section of the Portico (stoa) which surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey.
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  • North section of the stoa (Portico) which surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. In the background is the Roman Theatre.
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  • Section of the ancient paved and colonnaded street known as Via Tecta. Asklepieion. Ancient Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. The street was almost 820 metres long and linked the Asklepieion to the lower city on the hills of the Acropolis.
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  • North West corner of the colonnaded stoa (portico) and Roman Theatre in background. Asklepieion. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. The stoa surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. In the background is the Roman Theatre.
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  • North section of the stoa (Portico) which surrounded the Asklepieion sacred area on three sides. Pergamum, Bergama, Turkey. In the background is the Roman Theatre.
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  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
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  • Priene. Turkey. The ruins and the five re-erected columns of the 4th century Temple of Athena Polias at Priene which was considered one of the finest examples of Classical Ionic architecture.  The designer of the temple was Pythius, the Greek architect who built The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and its construction was aided by the generous support of Alexander the Great who rested at Priene en-route to conquering Persia the Great. The building was totally destroyed by a massive earthquake during the middle ages.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Richly decorative marble capital of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo. Located on the west coast of Turkey, the 3rd century BC Temple was erected on the site of an older temple destroyed by Darius I of Persia in 494 BC, the temple is nearly 120 metres long and 60 metres wide and is the 3rd largest Greek temple ever built after those of Ephesus and Samos. Only 3 columns remain today from the magnificent original 122 enormous Ionic columns that reached a height of 60 feet and with a diameter of 6 feet around the base.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Carved marble Medusa head with its serpentine curls at the sanctuary of Apollo. This famous giant carved marble Medusa head with its sepentine curls was part of the front frieze on the architrave of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo at Didyma on the west coast of Turkey.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Medusa head which was part of a frieze on the architrave of the colossal 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo.
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  • Didyma. Turkey. Carved marble Medusa head with its serpentine curls at the sanctuary of Apollo. This famous giant carved marble Medusa head with its sepentine curls was part of the front frieze on the architrave of the colossal and grand 3rd century BC Greek Temple of Apollo at Didyma on the west coast of Turkey.
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  • Model of the Temple of Apollo and the Altar at the ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Honour monuments flanked the sacred road which is submerged as the sanctuary lies below the water table. Claros, Turkey.  The sacred road linked the Temple and sanctuary of Apollo Claros to the ancient mother Greek city of Notion located south on the seaside.
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  • Part view of the ruins of the Doric Temple of Apollo, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey. The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
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  • Part view of the ruins of the Doric Temple of Apollo, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey. The large (26 x 46 meters) temple dates from around the 3rd century BC and follows a peripteral plan (6 by 11 columns). It is unique in that it is the only Doric temple built in Ionia and that it has two adytons beneath the cella.
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  • Hellenistic Sundial dedicated to Dionysus at the ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek text inscriptions on a large fragment of stone artefact at the ancient sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Izmir province, Turkey.
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  • Ancient Greek inscriptions on a Exedra, a semicircular recess where visitors sat and conversed, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • The Propylon – entrance and Temple of Apollo in the background, ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo of Claros, Turkey.
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  • Architectural elements with ornate carvings of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The sanctuary is home to the only known temple dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology.
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  • Looking along Doric Stoa North West wing to the South West stepped corner of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The Doric Stoa enclosed the sanctuary and measured 150 x 135 metres.
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  • View towards the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), the Oyuklu mountains are in the distance, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • Pediment pieces lay in front of the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • Ancient Greek inscriptions line the Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the foundations of North Temenos house in the residential area near the Temple of Aphrodite. Dating from the later Roman period the house resemble houses in Athens and the eastern Mediterranean from the same period and  has a large courtyard and apsidal hall for receiving guests and formal dining. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the Temple of Aphrodite, which dates from the 1st century BC. Built of marble, the temple of Ionic order has 14 columns standing of its original 38 (8 by 13). In the 2nd century AD the temple was enclosed by colonnaded court. The temple was converted into a Byzantine Christian basilica in the 5th century which has helped preserved the remains. T
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the eastern pediment of the Tetrapylon, a monumental gate dating from the 2nd century AD. The ceremonial gate is composed of four sets of four Corinthian columns which support elaborate detailed eastern and western pediments.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the Tetrapylon, a monumental ceremonial gate dating from the 2nd century AD. The gate is composed of four sets of four Corinthian columns which are fluted and support elaborate detailed pediments. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the Tetrapylon, a monumental ceremonial gate dating from the 2nd century AD. The gate is composed of four sets of four Corinthian columns which are fluted and support elaborate detailed pediments. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the Tetrapylon, a monumental ceremonial gate dating from the 2nd century AD. The gate is composed of four sets of four Corinthian columns which are fluted and support elaborate detailed pediments. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Western view of the stadium, which is the largest and best preserved stadium in the ancient world. Dating from the 1st century AD, the stadium is some 270 metres long (900 ft.) and it’s almost complete stone marble seating held more than 30,000 spectators. It was mainly used for athletic com competitions and athlete’s entered the arena via tunnels at each end of the stadium. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of decorative architectural fragments and western colonnaded portico of the South Agora, a public square dating from the 1st century AD. In the background are the remains of the large vaulted halls of the baths of Roman Emperor Hadrian who visited the city in the 2nd century AD. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. View of the Tetrapylon, a monumental ceremonial gate dating from the 2nd century AD. The gate is composed of four sets of four Corinthian columns which are fluted and support elaborate detailed pediments. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Naxos. Cyclades. Greece. View the towering gleaming marble Gateway of the unfinished 6th BC Temple of Apollo on Naxos island. In the background is Chora (Naxos town) which has been continuously inhabited for over 5000 years and is undoubtedly one of the most attractive and historical towns in the Cyclades.
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  • Naxos. Cyclades. Greece. View at sunset of the towering marble Gateway of the unfinished 6th BC Temple of Apollo. The gateway’s roots, like those of Naxos lay deep in mythology; Locals believe it to be portal of the palace of Ariadne, the lover of legendary hero Thesues who abandoned her here after she helped him escape the Minotaur of Crete. Legend has it that she then took solace in the arms of Dionysus, Greek god of the vine and protector of Naxos.
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  • Delos. Greece. View from the summit of Mount Kynthos, the highest point on the island of Delos. The summit surrounds is adorned with small simple stone shrines and dedications to Apollo from modern pilgrims. Sacred Delos is the birthplace of the Greek God Apollo and his twin sister the Greek Goddess Artemis and one of most important ancient sites in the Mediterranean. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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