Event Horizon - Astronomical and Terrestrial Images

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Sandie at Pamukkale687 viewsPamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish.Jul 23, 2019
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Chuck Mattox in Hierapolis781 viewsDapper and debonair, as always.Jul 23, 2019
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Byzantine Gate712 viewsCharles and Elouise Mattox stroll down the main street near the Byzantine Gate.Jul 23, 2019
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Sheep, Locals and Tourists681 viewsCherie and Sandie hang out with the locals and their ewes.Jul 23, 2019
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No Picnicking640 viewsPicnics were decidedly frowned on in Hierapolis. I'm glad they printed the sign in English, because Turkish, being a non-Indo-European language, is tough to figure out. I might have thought it meant something like "Official Picnic Area."Jul 23, 2019
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The Temple of Apollo681 viewsDeliberately built on an active earthquake fault, which emits carbon dioxide gas. See the description for the Plutonion.Jul 23, 2019
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The Plutonion648 viewsThe Gate to the Underworld, next to the Temple of Apollo. Leads to a small cave filled with suffocating carbon dioxide gas. The local priests knew how to find pockets of oxygen, so that they could emerge unscathed, and pretend to be under divine protection.Jul 23, 2019
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Temple of Apollo and Plutonion710 viewsThe Plutonion is next to the Temple on the right of center.Jul 23, 2019
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Shepherd673 viewsThe Hierapolis necropolis serves as a grazing ground for local sheep. Here Attila talks to a shepherd and his dog.Jul 23, 2019
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The Hierapolis Necropolis662 viewsTombs of rich people. Potter's field this ain't.Jul 23, 2019
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Temple of Apollo627 viewsThis Apollo, the chief god of Hierapolis, was linked to an ancient Anatolian sun-god, Lairbenos.Jul 22, 2019
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Mineral Waters726 viewsIn the mid-20th century, hotels were built over the hot springs, causing considerable damage to the travertine terraces. The hotels were later torn down and replaced with artificial pools.Jul 22, 2019
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