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Year
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| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
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The hilly suburb of Muradiye. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
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Muradiye is an older suburb of the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
|
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The suburb has many traditional Ottoman houses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
|
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A row of shops. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
|
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Hilly street. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
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Ottoman corner building. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
|
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Carpet shop. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
|
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Main street. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Muradiye Mosque |
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The Muradiye Mosque dates from 1462. Many Ottoman princes are buried within its grounds. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Muradiye Mosque |
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The interior is tiled. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Muradiye Mosque |
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One of the tombs in the mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Muradiye Mosque |
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Three tombs of princes. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Ottoman House |
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A wooden Ottoman house. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Ottoman House |
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The house dates from the 17th century. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Ottoman House |
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Painted walls. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Muradiye |
Ottoman House |
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Furniture. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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The city centre. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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The modern city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Bazaar |
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The city's central bazaar. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Bazaar |
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Nuts and spices. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
|
Bazaar |
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Typical shop. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
|
Bazaar |
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Metalware. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
|
Bazaar |
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Religious items. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Ulu Mosque |
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The mosque is in Seljuk style. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Ulu Mosque |
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The Ulu Mosque dates from 1396. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Ulu Mosque |
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Metal door. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
|
Ulu Mosque |
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The tiled interior. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
|
Ulu Mosque |
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Caligraphy. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
|
Yildirim Beyazit Mosque |
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The Yildirim Beyazit Mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yildirim Beyazit Mosque |
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The mosque was built in 1391. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yildirim Beyazit Mosque |
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Religious artwork. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yildirim Beyazit Mosque |
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The tiled mihrab. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
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Yildirim Beyazit Mosque |
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A group of school children. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
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The slopes of the 2543m high Mount Uludag overlooking Bursa. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
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The mountain is famous for its hot springs. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
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Alpine scenery. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
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Ski lodge. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
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Pine trees. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
|
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Small lake. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
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Small shops. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
|
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Isolated mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
|
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Snow capped peaks. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bursa |
Uludag |
|
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Uludag is connected to Bursa by a cable car. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
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The Dardanelles is the scene of two famous wars 10km and 3000 years apart. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
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Horse and cart passing a World War 1 relic. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
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Fort |
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The fort at Canakkale protects the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. In 1810 Lord Byron swam across the straits replicating a legendary swim by Leander. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Fort |
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The walls and fort at Canakkale date from the 15th century. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Fort |
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The fort was bombed during World War I by France and Britain. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Fort |
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The walls of the fort. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Fort |
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View from the walls to the Dardanelles, site of the legendary swim by Leander. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Fort |
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The fort controls access to the Dardanelles which protect Istanbul. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Fort |
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The fort coveres a large area. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Fort |
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One of the gates. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
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Western European cemetary at Galipoli, scene of a famous World War I battle. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
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Grave of an Australian soldier. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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Grave of a soldier from India. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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View over Anzac Cove. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
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Anzac Cove is named after the Australian and New Zealand troops who fought here in 1916. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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Turkish war memorial. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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British war memorial. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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One of the many small war memorials at Galipoli. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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Munitions in the war museum. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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Turkish memorial to all dead soldiers with a quote by Attaturk who had fought at Galipoli. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
Galipoli |
|
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Poppies in the fields of Galipoli. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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The ruins of Troy which was destroyed c 1200 BCE. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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The walls date from the time of the Trojan-Greek war. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
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Troy |
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Troy was a Hittite port until sacked by the Greeks. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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The city was excavated in the 19th century and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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Structures dating from 2100 BCE. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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The plains where Greeks set up camp during the siege of the city. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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Greek temple dedicated to Athena. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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Greek columns and inscription. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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Roman theatre. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Canakkale |
|
Troy |
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A wooden horse, symbol of Troy. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
|
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Bergama |
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The town of Bergama. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Bergama was originally a Hittite settlement. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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The town is on a hillside. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Street scene. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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The West German President on a state visit. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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School children. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Pergamon Museum |
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The Pergamon Museum contains artefacts from the nearby ancient city of the same name. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Pergamon Museum |
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Greek sculptures and a mosaic. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Pergamon Museum |
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Weaving. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Red Basilica |
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The ruins of the Red Basilica. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Red Basilica |
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The Red Basilica was built in the 1st century as an Egyptian temple to the god, Serapis. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Red Basilica |
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The building later became a Byzantine church then an Ottoman mosque. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Red Basilica |
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View to the town. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Red Basilica |
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Carved rock fragments. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Red Basilica |
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Hebrew inscription. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Red Basilica |
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The grounds contain Greek sculptures. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Pergamon |
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The Acropolis of Pergamon dates from 170 BCE. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Pergamon |
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A steep road to the site. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Pergamon |
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Horses. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Pergamon |
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The walls. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Pergamon |
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The library was the second largest in the ancient world. Parchiament (a word derived from the city's name) was invented here. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
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Pergamon |
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The ancient city of Pergamon was once visted by Roman general, Mark Anthony. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Pergamon |
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Stone work and a column. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Pergamon |
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The theatre is built on a steep hillside. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Pergamon |
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The Theatre is longer than it is round. |
1986 |
| Turkey |
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Bergama |
|
Pergamon |
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The Temple of Dionisus is much ruined. |
1986 |
were added from 1 January 2023.