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Waterway654 viewsThe main street of Perge is actually a divided highway, with a 2-meter-wide water channel running down the middle.
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View from the Gateway653 viewsView of the Hellenistic Gate as seen through the opening of the Roman Gate.
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Gate and Acropolis652 viewsIn the background, behind the Hellenistic Gate, looms the Acropolis of Perge. Reportedly most of the remains there date from the Byzantine period.
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Nymphaeum652 viewsThe Nymphaeum was a monumental fountain, built in the second century AD, at the end of the colonnaded main street by the Acropolis.
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View from the Window648 viewsThis picture was taken from the "window" at the top of the Nymphaeum. Water flowed from beneath the statue of Kestros down the channel in the middle of the main street to the city gate.
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Capital647 viewsThis view of the column somewhat overlaps with the previous shot; I wanted to capture the top and the figure of Artemis in one picture.
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Ne'er-Do-Wells645 viewsA trio of barbarians, having pillaged the ancienty city, now lounges nonchalantly among the ruins.
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The Original643 viewsHow the Nymphaeum was supposed to look, and did look, when it was built. Note how the water from hillside springs flowed down the steps underneath the statue of Kestros and into the canal leading to the city gates.
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Sandie in Perge641 viewsA nymph visits the Nymphaeum.
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Stoa627 viewsA covered walkway called a stoa surrounded the central courtyard and shops of the Agora.
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Keep Clear the Ancienty City626 viewsAnother fun example of what happens when you fail to get a native speaker to proofread your signs.
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Stoa and Acropolis617 viewsLooking down the stoa on the east side of the Agora toward the Acropolis, wtih some of the Byzantine-era ruins on top of it.
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