Library at Ephesus Turkey
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Was there about 15 years ago. The amphitheater was most impressive. Are they still excavating?
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ken patton
Loc: Portland, OR
Visited there at least 5 times while stationed at a remote USAF site from 1991-1993. Not as touristy back then, but still a marvel to behold. Diana Ross performed at the amphitheater for a HBO special while I was there as well. While wandering around the ruins I came across a small pyramid on top of an octagonal shaped structure with a plaque in Turkish. Later learned it was probably the resting place of Cleopatras exiled sister Arsinoe IV. Who was exiled to the Temple of Artemis after the Battle of the Nile. She was then executed there by orders of Mark Anthony in 41BC at Cleopatra VII request. Ephesus is still a wonderful place to explore. A MUST on any visit to Turkey! Cheers
Mar 21, 2023 07:18:50 #
Craig Meyer
Loc: Sparks, NV
A beautiful capture of the light. A very nice photograph that tells me what an ancient library would be.
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Lovely view. That's such an imposing structure. When I was there I must have taken hundreds of photos of it.
Mar 21, 2023 11:32:57 #
Meganephron wrote:
Was there about 15 years ago. The amphitheater was most impressive. Are they still excavating?
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is thought to have spent her last years in Ephesus with Saint John. Her house and John’s tomb can be visited there today.
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ken patton
Loc: Portland, OR
Yes, the House of the Virgin Mary is only a short distance from Ephesus. I visited the site at Easter in 1992. Thousands of visitors had tied ribbons on all the trees. That and the clear blue sky coupled with the friendly Nun’s that oversee the site made for a perfect day. When I was there, the tomb of ST John was in a museum, but his church was a short distance away. Is was a ruin but we were able to walk through it. But it was in better shape than the Church of ST Nicholas which is in Myra TU. About a 6hr drive south along the Mediterranean Sea coast near the current city of Demre. So..YES, there is a Santa Claus! And he was a Turk!Or Greek! As the area was under Greek control back then….cheers
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