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Most viewed - Aphrodisias, 3/26/2006 |
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South Agora and Baths of Hadrian806 viewsThe Baths of Hadrian, built across the west end of the South Agora, were massively constructed from large tufa-like blocks faced with marble veneer and consist of five great barrel-vaulted chambers, with an imposing colonnaded court in front.
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Amphitheater and Acropolis755 viewsLooking west. The Amphitheater was built into the side of the Acropolis.
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The Anatolia Restaurant - side entrance735 viewsThe side court of the restaurant, the entrance to the restrooms.
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North Agora viewed from the Acropolis734 viewsThe north agora is a large public square (202 X 72 m), originally enclosed by stoas (porches) on all sides. Parts of the south and east stoas have remained standing since antiquity, and the north stoa was partially uncovered in excavations in the 1960s. Archaeologists believe this was the original center of Hellenistic Aphrodisias.
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Stone Lion725 viewsOn display near the Aphrodisias Museum.
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Skinny-Dipping Pool723 viewsIn the pool enclosed by the Portico of Tiberius, devotees of Aphrodite could frolic in the nude and disport themselves in all manner of lascivious activities. (Of course I just made that up.)
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Anatolia Restaurant - Main Entrance723 viewsEntrance to the Dining Room.
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Sarcophagus720 viewsDon't know whose.
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Tetrapylon714 viewsThis is the first structure you would normally see upon entry to the site. For us it was the last, since we walked the site in reverse. The Tetrapylon consisted of four rows of four columns (tetra = four and pylon = gateway in Greek). Built in the second century AD, It was extensively repaired and re-erected in 1990.
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Intricate Stonework712 viewsA piece in the Aphrodisias Museum.
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Sarcophagus711 viewsDon't know whose.
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The Bouleterion, or Odeon704 viewsCity council meetings were held here. Originally had a vaulted ceiling and seated 1,750 people, but the upper seating rows have collapsed, along with the roof. Dates from the late second or early third century AD.
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