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Crystal Staircase Chandelier517 viewsNot the largest or most expensive in the palace, but nothing to sneer at.
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Tile Mosaic515 viewsI don't know whether there is a specific artistic term that applies to this type of composite-tile design, so I just call it a "tile mosaic." Regardless, I found this a particularly pleasing example of the genre.
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South Agora511 viewsLooking toward the South Agora and the Baths of Hadrian; the Amphitheater is off to the right.
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Blue Mosque - Arches509 viewsThis type of arch is typically Islamic; very similar arches are found in the Great Mosque of Cordoba in Spain, among other places.
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Sailing to Byzantium?504 viewsA beautiful two-masted wooden schooner dominates the Marina at Antalya.
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Hearts of Oak504 viewsSuperstructures of finely crafted, highly-polished wood were typical of both motor and sail yachts in this marina.
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Izmir Flats501 viewsApartment houses and vacant lots in Izmir, shot from the bus by Sandie.
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Kenan Erim's Last Resting Place500 viewsKenan Erim was a Turkish-born professor at New York University who was largely responsible for the excavation of the ancient city of Aphrodisias, which he supervised from 1961 to his death in 1990.
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St. Paul Prison499 viewsSt. Paul was supposedly jailed here during one of his visits to Ephesus.
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Stonework497 viewsNear the Domitian Temple.
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En route496 viewsSandra and Jerry Floyd, waiting in the airport for our flight to Turkey on March 22, 2006.
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Winged Figure495 viewsStone carving detail, Curetes Street.
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