Video: Turkish landmarks: stone heads on Mount Nemrut Dag
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Turkey - it is not only the warm Mediterranean Sea and comfortable hotels … This is a country of hot sun and amazing archaeological sites. One of them - bas-reliefs on Mount Nemrut-Dag, the remains of a ruined temple in which the tomb of King Antiochus I is believed to be located.
Today, on the site of the ancient temple, there are the remains of bas-reliefs. Presumably, the tomb of Antiochus I was surrounded by giant statues of the gods Apollo, Zeus, Hercules, Antiochus, as well as animals and birds - lions and eagles. The statues stood out for their height - about 25-30m. The "stone heads" that have survived to this day indicate that the statues of the gods were deliberately destroyed during the period of iconoclasm.
The crusaders were the first to discover the amazing "open-air museum"; in addition, the mention of Nemrut-Dag was preserved in Catholic chronicles.
Today this mountain, along with the historical region of Cappadocia, is one of the main tourist attractions. The most favorable time to visit is from mid-May to mid-October. A favorite pastime of travelers is to watch the sunrise and sunset in this area, when the ruins of the ruined temple are illuminated by the rays of the sun.
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