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Mosaic272 viewsIn the Houses on the Hill.
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Detail of the Celsus Library272 viewsThe four sets of columns adjacent to the doors of the library were adorned with statues depicting Wisdom, Knowledge, Intelligence and Fortune. This one would presumably be Intelligence.
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Space Shuttle Discovery272 viewsSpace Camp Turkey's mockup of the nose section. No cargo bay, wings, tail, etc.
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Main Drag272 viewsWell-placed to ensnare tourists on their way to the beach.
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The Waterfall272 viewsThe Kursunlu Waterfall is on a tributary of the Aksu, the major river of Antalya Province. We were lucky to see it in springtime; it's reported that it dries to a trickle in the summer.
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Beachfront272 viewsIn the summer the beach would have been filled with vacationers under umbrellas (you can see the naked umbrella frames in this picture). But today there were no beachgoers, just eclipse-chasers, setting up their equipment on the solid ground in back of the hotel.
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Shooting the Eclipse272 viewsMichelle Evans borrowed an 8" Meade LX-200 Schmidt-Cassegrain (large scope in center) from Space Camp Turkey for the eclipse, but it was for visual use only, no photography. Some photographers were content with cameras on tripods (right of center). Others didn't event bother with tripods.
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Optical Delusion272 viewsAt first glance it appears that Michelle is using some weird kind of periscope here to shoot the eclipse. On closer inspection, it's just a regular camera shot against the background of a black pole sticking up out of the sand in back. Meanwhile, it appears as if Chuck Mattox is trying to stamp on some noxious insect about to pounce on the girl in front.
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Sideways Medusa Head272 viewsIt is thought that this Medusa head was placed sideways because only that orientation made it the right height to support the column which it supported.
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The Hercules Gate271 viewsOn Curetes Street.
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Tetrapylon Pediment271 viewsThe pediment was decorated with relief figures of Eros and Nike hunting among the acanthus leaves.
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Silver Mosque271 viewsIn an otherwise unremarkable town on our route from Denizli to Antalya.
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