
The Original696 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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Walkways696 viewsOriginally the only way to navigate around the Basilica Cistern was by boat. The platforms and walkways were built for the tourist trade, and the Cistern is left mostly empty for the same reason.
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The Stone of Million696 viewsAt left, all that remains of a domed building from the 4th century AD which marked the starting point for measuring distances to all parts of the Byzantine Empire.
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NGC 1977, The Running Man Nebula in Orion696 viewsA reflection nebula embedded in a bright HII region, Sh2-171, found in Orion's Sword near the Great Orion Nebula M42. Sh2-171 also includes two other nebulae and the star cluster NGC-1981.
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Meteor Crater, October 5, 2022696 viewsMeteor Crater, October 5, 2022
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The Upper Pad area695 viewsI wound up camping out on the Upper Pad area at the OCA Anza site, where I had plenty of company.
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Sanitary Facility Inspection695 viewsConducted by Dr. Patricia Bush, M.D. The latrines featured running water 24/7.
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The Show Goes On695 viewsThis is still a working theater; in the spring and summer the Aspendos International Festival of Opera and Ballet offers a series of music and drama productions.
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Pre-Totality 2695 viewsAnd here face down beneath the sun
And here upon earth’s noonward height
To feel the always coming on
The always rising of the night:
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Council Hall - Domed Ceiling695 viewsThe Council Hall dates from the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent (16th century), but has been restored several times since. The rococo decorations seen here date from the renovations of 1792 and 1819.
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What would you call this piece?695 viewsThere was nothing to indicate what the vessel suspended from the elephant tusk was intended to contain. Very imaginative, and very much unacceptable if it were made today, but in the nineteenth century nobody worried about elephants becoming extinct.
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Feathered Friends695 viewsThese guys flew down the West Coast Flyway and arrived at the pond on the Seven Hills Golf Course about two weeks after we got home.
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