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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Turkey
By Barry Swackhamer, May 2, 2015
Hellenistic Fountain House Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The fountain house of Ionic order located at the back wall of the Great Theatre's stage building dates to the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century B.C.). During the Roman period its depth was extended ca. 2 m and the new anteroom . . . — — Map (db m84361) HM |
| Near Meryem Ana Yolu just west of Atatürk Cd. (Route D550) when traveling east. |
| | This place is considered to be the last home of the Blessed Virgin the Mother of Jesus Christ.
The Facts as found in the Scriptures:
• St. John in (h)is Gospel tells us that Jesus before dying on the Cross entrusted to him the care . . . — — Map (db m115325) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The monumental fountain building donated by the Proconsul Gaius Laecanius Bassus in ca. A.D. 80 is situated at the intersection of two main streets. The rectangular 105 m2 large basin was framed by sumptuous two- to three-storey . . . — — Map (db m84342) HM |
| | Notice About The Shrine
This place is considered to be the last home of the Blessed Virgin, the Mother of Jesus Christ.
The Facts According to the Scriptures: St. John, in his Gospel, tells us that Jesus, before dying on the . . . — — Map (db m44049) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515). |
| | English: Originally the perıstyle courtyard (31a) of Dwelling Unit 6 featuring 8 columns had at least two floors. The perıstyle made accessible the Northern and Western rooms, but also the large hall (31) in the south. Floors and . . . — — Map (db m84555) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The 8 x 6.5 m large and 6.4 m tall socle is the remainder of an honorific burial, which was erected ın the 1st half of the 1st century A.D. in memory of Gaius Sextilius Pollio by his stepson, on land provided by the city for . . . — — Map (db m84337) HM |
| On Efes Harabelari/Culetes Street east of Marble Road, on the right when traveling west. |
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Dini Alay Yolu [text in Turkish…]
Processional Way [text in English]
Annual festivals named ‘Artemisia’ or ‘Ephesia’ in antiquity were undertaken in honour of Artemis, the city goddess of Ephesos. The festivities, . . . — — Map (db m44269) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
As the ruins of Ephesos had already appeared in the travel reports of the 17th -19th centuries, the British Museum in London began archaeological investigations at Ephesos. The architect, John Turtle Wood, directed the . . . — — Map (db m114675) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
When the Pergamene King Attalos III died in 133 B.C., he bequeathed his kingdom to the Roman people in his will. The city of Ephesos that possessed the tax-exempt status as civitas libera thus became part of the Roman . . . — — Map (db m114723) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
In the western part of the 'State Agora' there is a peripteral temple on a 23 x 15 m podium with 6 x 10 columns and additional columns at the front. Most probably this temple was erected at the time of Emperor Augustus or . . . — — Map (db m115009) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: Terrace House 1 is a housing block which, since its foundation period in the 1st Century B.C., was divided into six parcels, each representing a residentıal unit. The rooms of each individual resıdentıal unit are . . . — — Map (db m84520) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The traces of settlement on the northern slope of Mount Bülbül
go back to the Archaic period (7th/6th century B.C.) when this area was used as a cemetery. During the Hellenıstıc period (ca. 200 B.C.) this slope was . . . — — Map (db m84543) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The Commercial Market was already founded in the 3rd century B.C. Its visible form goes back to an expansion under Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - A.D. 14) into a square ensemble (side lengths 154 m) with three gates in the north, west . . . — — Map (db m84363) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
In the 8th century B.C. a village settlement was founded at the bay where the sea reached up to the Roman-period West Gate of the Agora; this settlement is probably Smyrna, attested in literature. Excavations in the western . . . — — Map (db m115318) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The Bouleuterion housed the meetings of the council (boule) as well as musical performances and contests. The originally roofed semi-circular auditorium is bonded to a stage wall. The building was erected around A.D. 100. In A.D. . . . — — Map (db m84282) HM |
| Near Efes Harabeleri (Marble Road/Curetes Street) south of Efes Yolu. |
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Celsus Kutuphanesi [text in Turkish…]
The Celsus Library [text in English]:
The Celsus Library, certainly the most well-known monument in Ephesos, was built between A.D. and 110 by Gaius Iulius Aquila for his . . . — — Map (db m43992) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
The earliest traces of human settlement found so far in the region of Ephesos were discovered on Çukuriçi Höyük and reach back into the early Chalcolithic period (late 7th millennium). At the latest since the Early Bronze Age . . . — — Map (db m114703) HM |
| On Efes Harabeleri (Marble Road/Harbor Street) south of Efes Yolu. |
| | Büyük Tiyatro [text in Turkish...]
The Great Theatre [text in English]
The Great Theatre goes back to a preceding structure of the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century B.C.). In the Roman period there was an extensive . . . — — Map (db m84362) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
In the Hellenistic period the cityscape of Ephesos underwent a fundamental transformation. During the wars of the Diadochoi after the death of Alexander the Great the city was incorporated after 300 B.C. into the kingdom of . . . — — Map (db m114718) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The Taberna II (Shop II) of Terrace House 2 was built over a fountain installation from the 3rd century B.C. The east, south and west walls, constructed of marble blocks, are preserved. Above the socle zone, a water channel . . . — — Map (db m84554) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
The so-called Heracles Gate bordered the Curetes Street to the east. Its present appearance derives from late antique adaptations, and the appearance of the imperial gateway cannot be reconstructed anymore. Both pillars, . . . — — Map (db m115080) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | English Text:
Over a u-shaped pedestal with Doric façade architecture arose an open upper storey of the Ionic order. In front of the building is a water basin; its enclosure panels were renovated in the late antique period, and for this . . . — — Map (db m115276) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The Inscriptions Museum is housed ın the vaulted substructure of the Temple of Domıtıan. In the corridors, more than 3,000 complete or partial inscriptions are currently preserved. A selected exhibition contains . . . — — Map (db m84343) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The public Latrine could be reached from the covered `Academy Street'. The free public toilet served the citizens as well as
the visitors of the adjacent Varius Bath. The seats of the Latrine were arranged round three sides of the . . . — — Map (db m84542) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The Memmius Monument was built between 50 and 30 B.C. at a particularly prominent site: it is an honorific monument for Gaius Memmius, a grandson of the Roman Dictator Sulla. The reconstruction proposes a tower-like structure with a . . . — — Map (db m84345) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The fountain building was donated by Tiberius Claudius Aristion and his wife between A.D. 102 and 114 in honour of Artemis of Ephesos and Emperor Trajan (A.D. 98-117). The original height of the building reconstructed as an . . . — — Map (db m84519) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: The courtyard (33 x 28 m), lying to the west of the Bouleuterıon and enclosed on all three sides corresponds to the type of the 'Rhodıan Perıstyle' with its elevated columnar architecture at the east. An altar or two . . . — — Map (db m84335) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: A 4.7-5.5 m-wide hall (stoa) dated to the late antique period (4th /5th century A.D.), according to an inscription, borders the
two Terrace Houses along the Curetes
Street. The hall, built over honourific Imperial monuments, . . . — — Map (db m84521) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: In this area three private houses have been identified: in the middle stood House 2, a two-storey peristyle house which was mistakenly interpreted as a house of pleasure for a long time. Used from the 15' century B.C. into the . . . — — Map (db m84364) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | The richly ornamented gate was financed by imperial freedmen Mazaeus and Mithridates in 2 B.C. The refined articulation of the southern façade with alternating projecting and re-entrant elements, as well as the use of arches and beams, was repeated . . . — — Map (db m115299) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: Probably in the 15th century B.C., an enclosure was set up in the saddle between the two city mountains; at the beginning of the 1“century A.D. it covered an area of 160 x 58 m. The area was surrounded by porticoes on three . . . — — Map (db m84281) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515). |
| | English: The temple and altar served the Imperial cult and were dedicated to Emperor Domitian (A.D. 81-96); after his death and condemnation of his memory ( damnatio memoriae), however, they were dedicated to the Flavian family. The . . . — — Map (db m84336) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just from Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Izmir Province Route D515). |
| | English: P. Vedius Antoninus Sabinus donated the small, temple-like monument which, according to a building inscription, honoured Emperor Hadrian (A.D. 117-138).
The colonnade in front of the cella supports a so-called Syrian gable. The . . . — — Map (db m84541) HM |
| Near Efes Yolu just south of Dr. Sabri Yayla Boulevard (Route D515) when traveling south. |
| | The Varius Bath
Between the 'Bath' and the 'Academy Alley' at the northern side of the Curetes Street, the Varius Bath was established in the 1st half of the 2nd century A.D. The bathrooms were entered through a sizable apsidal hall; over . . . — — Map (db m115278) HM |
| Near Aslanli Kisla Cadde just from Celal Sokak, on the right when traveling west. |
| | English:
Following the passing of Mevlâna on December 17th, 1273, Alâmeddin Kayer and Gürcü Hatun the wife of Süleyman Pervade the Seljuk Emir made Bedridden from Tebriz build a tomb one year later.
Three sections of the tomb that rise . . . — — Map (db m84274) HM |
| Near Aslanli Kisla Cadde near Celal Sokak, on the right when traveling west. |
| | English:
Date: 13th Century
Built by: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Ahmed Eflâkî Dede narrated detailed and important information about Hz. Mevlâna and Mevleviyeh with his book called “Menâkibü’l-Ârifîn” (Anecdotes . . . — — Map (db m84275) HM |
| On 16. Sk. just north of İsmail Bahri Bey Cd., on the right when traveling north. |
| | English Text:
The remains of the ancient city of Thyateira, which is located within the borders of the county town of Akhisar, have been uncovered mostly in two areas named as the "Tepe Mezarligi" (Hill Cemetery) and the "Hastane . . . — — Map (db m119733) HM |
| Near 16. Sk. just north of İsmail Bahri Bey Cd., on the right when traveling north. |
| | English Text:
The striking remains of the ancient city of Thyateira are located in the "Tepe Mezarligi (Hill Cemetery)" in the county town of Akhisar. The archeological excavations in this region were carried out by Professor Dr. Yusuf . . . — — Map (db m119765) HM |
| Near 16. Sk. just north of İsmail Bahri Bey Cd., on the right when traveling north. |
| | English Text:
In the excavations carried out in the east of the area called the "Tepe Mezarligi" (Hill Cemetery) within the range of the ancient city of Thyateira, a typical Roman street with columns was unearthed which lies in the . . . — — Map (db m119801) HM |
| On İsmet Paşa Cd. just west of Atatürk Cd., on the left when traveling west. |
| | Philadelpheia
St. Jean Church
(CA: A.D: 600)
St. Jean Kilisesi — — Map (db m119176) HM |
| On Ismet Pasa Cd. just from Atatürk Cd., on the right when traveling west. |
| | English Text
The Yildirim Beyazit Mosque, reflecting Ottoman architecture, located in Alasehir district of Manisa province.
Construction of the mosque was started between the years 1390-1400 by the Ottoman sultan Yildirim . . . — — Map (db m119167) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Turkish Text:
E6-8 no''lu çok odalardan olusan dükkânin sahipleri boya isleriyle ugrasmaktaydi. E6 ve E7 no''lu odalarda, tastan yapilma havanlar ile yeniden kullanilmis borular ve muhtemelern torbalar içine doldurulmus sari, . . . — — Map (db m119350) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | English Text:
Bathing was a part of an important Roman social tradition, which spread throughout the Roman Empire. That tradition emphasized the benefits of leisure and combined the pleasure of bathing in tepid, warm, and cold water . . . — — Map (db m119407) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Turkish Text:
Iki odali W/8-9 no''lu dükkân, muhtemelen boya üretim ve satis
yeri olarak kullanilmistir. Her iki odaya da dogruca revaktan
ulasilabiliyordu. Daha küçük olan W9 no''lu odanin tabani tuglalarla
kapliydi ve olasilikla . . . — — Map (db m119303) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The crane was brought to Sardis in 1911 by the Howard Crosby Butler Expedition and was used for lifting and moving fallen architectural blocks during excavation of the temple of Artemis, 1910-1914. The crane was operated by hand, had a lifting . . . — — Map (db m119416) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Turkish Text:
Hamamin güney girisinin her iki yaninda yer alan dükkânlar büyük
bir olasilikla lokanta veya taverna olarak hizmet vermekteydi. W1-2
no''lu dükkânin kazisinda iki adet ocak yeri ve yiyecek kaplari elde
edilmistir. W2 . . . — — Map (db m119305) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Turkish Text:
E5 no''lu dükkânin küçük olmasi ve içinde ilginç ev objelerinin bulunmasi, buranin bir mesken
olarak kullanildigina isaret etmektedir. Fevkalade enteresan objeler arasinda, uzun adimlarla
yürüyen aslan seklinde, . . . — — Map (db m119351) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | English Text:
This monumental Roman avenue was one of a series of important east-wes
thoroughfares that passed through Sardis over a span of 2500 years. During the Lydian period (7th and 6th centuries BC), a road near here approached . . . — — Map (db m119309) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | English Text:
Sardis (Sardeis in Greek, Sfard- in Lydian, Sparda in Persian, Sart in Turkish) has been the name of the settlement here for more than 3,000 years. The earliest known occupation dates from the Late Bronze Age, c. 1400 BC, . . . — — Map (db m119223) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | English Text:
This monumental synagogue occupied the southeast corner of the Roman bath-gymnasium and served as the center of a prosperous Jewish community during late antiquity. Discovered in 1962, the building is the largest known . . . — — Map (db m119383) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | English Text:
Apse and Benches
The curved wall of the apse was once pierced by three niches and two vaulted passageways. The openings were later blocked and the wall covered with bands of white and colored marble. Three tiers of . . . — — Map (db m119405) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | English Text:
Fountain
The large krater or vase at the center of the forecourt is a replica of the marble original, a fountain where congregants washed before prayer. Water was supplied by terracotta pipes below the floor. An . . . — — Map (db m119363) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the right when traveling east. |
| | English Text;
The temple, one of the largest in the world, was originally dedicated to Artemis. It faced west like other Anatolian temples of Artemis such as those at Ephesus and Magnesia. The two complete columns have stood intact . . . — — Map (db m119488) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the right when traveling east. |
| | English Text:
The Altar of Artemis (or "Lydian Altar") is the oldest preserved
building in the sanctuary of Artemis, and was the focus of its ritual and ceremony. It has two main building phases, one of
which is older than the temple. . . . — — Map (db m119504) HM |
| Near Kenan Evren Cd. just east of Sart Yolu, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Turkish Text:
Sehrin geç antik dönemdeki yenilenmesi sirasinda, Hamam
Gimnasium kompleksinin güneybati kösesine umumi tuvaletler
nsa edilmistir. Tuvalet kapilarinin kuzeye ve doguya açilmasi,
buranin, hem hamam müsterilerine hem de . . . — — Map (db m119275) HM |
| | English: " ...Harpagos, after subduing, Ionia, make an expedition against the Carians, Caunians and Lycians... " This statement informs us of the significance of Caunus with respect to ancient geography and political relations during . . . — — Map (db m84257) HM |
| | English: It is one of the earliest and best preserved of its type in Anatolia. The date of the original construction of this church must be placed at the 6th century AD. It is an approximately square plan (14 x 14.5 m) and has three naves. . . . — — Map (db m84567) HM |
| | English:
This bath house is one of the best preserved examples which survive from the Roman Imperial Period. The building was originally planned as two complexes: the courtyard (palaestra) and the Bath House, both on the same axis with a . . . — — Map (db m84566) HM |
| | English: The Theater of Caunus, with a seating capacity for 5000 spectators, faces southwest, complying with the Anatolian tradition and follows Hellenistic tradition with respect to its plan. The Theatron (sic) having a diameter of 75 m and . . . — — Map (db m84569) HM |
| | English: The theater fountain is located within vaulted niche of 11.85 m inserted into the supporting wall of the theater (Analemma). This fountain, without doubt, not only serves the audience of the games in the theater, but also to the . . . — — Map (db m84568) HM |
| Near Özkonak Yeralti Şehri Yolu, on the left when traveling south. |
| | English:
Underground towns, one of the most interesting assets among the cultural heritage of the region, are carved out of the relatively soft tufa. The main reason of existence for these town was to provide refuge during the recurring . . . — — Map (db m84034) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde when traveling south. |
| | English:
This two columned church (two other columns being in the form of pillars), is cross vaulted, and
has three apses and four domes. The well preserved frescoes show the life of Jesus, hospitality of Abraham, and images of the . . . — — Map (db m84151) HM |
| On Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. |
| | English:
This church is situated behind the rock housing Elmalı (Apple) Church, It has a cruciform plan, with two columns. The north, south and west arms of the cruciform are barrel vaulted, and the centre, the east arm, and the east . . . — — Map (db m84117) HM |
| On Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. |
| | English: This church is situated at the entrance of the Göreme Open Air Museum. Graves are to be found in the columned narthex area. The nave is transversally rectangular and barrel vaulted, and has three apses situated on the left, long . . . — — Map (db m84155) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. |
| | English: Situated between the Karanlık (Dark) Church and the Çarıkı Church, the Chapel of St. Catherine has a free-cross nave and narthex. The central bay is covered by a dome and the cross arms are barrel-vaulted. Its apse is . . . — — Map (db m84126) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. |
| | English:
This church featuring four columns, nine domes and three apses is of the closed cruciform type. Access to the church is through a tunnel on the north side. The original entrance was on the south side. The original decorations in . . . — — Map (db m84152) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. |
| | English: To the north, a winding stairway leads into the rectangular, barrel vaulted narthex of the Dark Church. This church has a cruciform plan, the arms of which are cross vaulted. There is a center dome, with four columns and three . . . — — Map (db m84121) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. |
| | English: These three areas lie side by side and are connected by passageways. The first section was used as a larder, with recesses hollowed from the rock being used as storage spaces. In the kitchen there is a “tandır”, a . . . — — Map (db m84120) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde, on the right when traveling south. |
| | English:
The 6-7 storey rock mass to the left of the museum entrance is known as the “nunnery”. The dining hall, kitchen and some rooms on the first floor, together
with the ruined chapel on the second level, can still be . . . — — Map (db m84035) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde, on the left when traveling south. |
| | English:
This is the oldest known rock-cut church in the region, and consists of four sections: the Old Church with one nave; the New Church; the Lower Church under the old church; and the Parecclesion to the north of the New Church.
The . . . — — Map (db m84156) HM |
| Near Müze Cadde, on the right. |
| | English: The main section is transversally rectangular and barrel vaulted, whereas the extended space to the south, which houses the graves, has a flat ceiling. The apse was hollowed out of the long wall on the left and the church was left . . . — — Map (db m84119) HM |
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