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Great Amphitheater at Ephesus757 viewsScene of the Riot of the Silversmiths (New Testament, Acts 19), who threatened to lynch St. Paul for undermining their profitable trade in graven images. Built in the first century AD; seated up to 25,000.
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Sandie at Pamukkale757 viewsPamukkale means "cotton castle" in Turkish.
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The Marina757 viewsExcursion boats and private yachts throng the Old Harbor.
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The Arsenal of Holy Peace757 viewsHagia Irene - the Church of Holy Peace - was one of the few churches not converted to a mosque after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. It was used as an arsenal instead.
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M42 - The Great Nebula in Orion756 views1344 light-years away, 24 light-years across, this emission/reflection nebula is one of the brightest in the sky, as well as the closest region of massive star formation to Earth.
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Temple of Artemis, Ephesus756 viewsAll that remains of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"
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Getting ready for a moonwalk756 viewsChuck Mattox getting strapped into the 1/6 gravity simulator chair.
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Concerto756 viewsThe imaginative decadence of the Kaya Side desserts surpassed our wildest expectations.
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April Fool756 viewsOf course I was almost the only one who fell for it, never suspecting that April Fool's Day might be a thing in Turkey too. It didn't take long for Attila to "unmask" the hoax.
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Garden Fountain756 viewsIn front of the Selamlık, the public wing of the palace.
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Edmount Island756 viewsThis is where the Tom Sawyers of Lake Ballinger go to hide out and practice being pirates.
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NGC 5139 - Omega Centauri Cluster756 viewsGlobular cluster in Centaurus, 17,090 light-years away. The largest-known globular cluster in the Milky Way, estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars, and a total mass equivalent to 4 million solar masses.
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