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The Portico of Tiberius681 viewsBegun in the reign of Tiberius, for whom it was named, the Portico includes a large pool, 175 m long, 25 m wide and 1 m deep.
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Remains681 viewsThe objects exhibited here are remains of an older Aya Sophia, built during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II, who dedicated it in 415 AD, and destroyed during the Nika riots of 532.
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Istanbul Street Scene681 viewsOn our way to the Grand Bazaar.
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The Amphitheater at Aphrodisias680 viewsThe theater was built in the late first century BC under the patronage of Gaius Julius Zoilus, a native of Aphrodisias who had become a slave of Julius Caesar but was freed by his heir Octavian. Returning to his birthplace a wealthy man, Zoilus initiated a vast building program, of which the Amphitheater was one of the first fruits.
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Colonnade680 viewsA barrel-vaulted colonnade runs around the top of the theater.
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Nymphaeum680 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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Ambassadors' Hall680 viewsFramed by two Ming vases, this door opens into the Ambassadors' Hall, where the Sultan received envoys of other nations, including Russia, whose Tsar Nicholas I donated two bearskin rugs for the room.
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The Celsus Library679 viewsOne of the great libraries of the ancient world, said to contain 12,000 scrolls.
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Pediment, Temple of Apollo679 viewsThe Temple was built in the Corinthian style, as can be seen from these columns.
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Dome of the Council Hall679 viewsThe Imperial Council building had three chambers, each crowned with a dome.
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Air and Light679 viewsThe carved wooden shutters opened to admit air and light supplementing the illumination provided by the stained-glass windows.
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Fixer-Upper679 viewsAn unusual sight in this upper-crust neighborhood - probably an old house in the process of being torn down and replaced with a new one.
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