Archive for April, 2008

Istanbul - Archeology Museum

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Archeology museum istanbulArcheology Museum

Istanbul Archeology Museums, which were accustomed as Muze-i Humayun (Empire Museum) by the acclaimed artisan and architecture administrator Osman Hamdi Bey at the end of the 19th century, were opened to accessible on June 13, 1891. Besides its accent as the ‘first Turkish museum’, it has an accent and specialty getting one of the architecture barrio that are complete as a Architecture in the World. Today, it still protects its outstanding abode in the World’s better museums with its works added than a actor acceptance to assorted cultures.

In the architecture collections, there are affluent and actual important works of art acceptance to assorted civilizations from the regions from Balkans to Africa, from Anatolia and Mesopotamia to Arab Peninsula and Afghanistan that were in the borders of the Ottoman Empire.

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Istanbul - Anadolu Hisari

Monday, April 28th, 2008

 Anadolu Hisari
Anadolu Hisari

The alcazar accoutrement seven acre breadth and giving its name to the area was congenital by Sultan Beyazid I (Yildirim) as the foreground aggressive base of Ottoman in 1395. The architecture was added ‘Hisarpence’, armory and some residental barrio by Mehmed II. In 1928 some adjustment works were fabricated by kandilli Municipality. Some aliment were fabricated by Ministry of Culture in 1991-1993. Today Anadolu Hisari is aural borders of Beykoz Municipality. There is no adaptable cultural assets in the castle. It has not been opened for visits.

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Side - Etenna

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Etenna
Etenna, which is 29 km. arctic of Manavgat, is founded on the hill, is at the high allotment of today’s Sirt Village. At the top of the city, it is anticipation as a abbey centermost during Byzantium period, there is an Acropolis, which is composed of terraces amidst by ramparts, and at the best preserved and accomplished slopes of the city. There is a Herron (a tomb for an astral person) at the south of the city. Basilica, agora, church, hamam and cisterns are important actual charcoal added than these.

Side - Seleukeia (Lyrbe)

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Seleukia

This aged city, which is 23 km. northeast of Side, and one hour abroad from Sinler Village by foot, is founded by Selevkos. There is a actual admirable accustomed actualization of the caper city, which is abnormally adorned with ache forests. From the city, which is placed on a hill, you can see all plains and sea.

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Nemrut - New Castle

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Nemrut

Nemrut is one of the a lot of alarming sites in Turkey: A accumulating of colossal statues on a limited abundance (Nemrut) 2150m high, adorning the temple and tomb of King Antiochus. It was alien until 1881. Nemrut has back been a cogent attraction.

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Nemrut-Arsameia Ruins

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

Arsameia Ruins

History of Arsameia Ruins other name is Nymphaios Arsameia. Arsameia Charcoal (Nymphaios Arsameia): It is accepted from the Inscriptions of King Antiochos I, that Arsameia was congenital in the aboriginal division of the Second Aeon BC, by the adjustment of Arsemez (ancestor of Commagene) at the east of Kahta River, adverse the Old Kahta Castle . It was the summer basic and the authoritative centre of the Kingdom.
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Kusadasi - Kolophon and notion

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

notionKolophon

Kolophon (Degirmendere) is one of the twelve fon cities. Although it had a able fleet and army force, it has suffered abounding wars and has been disqualified by armament of Lydia, Persia and Macedonia even at times by sea pirates. When Kolophon was destroyed by Lysimakhos in 302 B.C. its neighbouring city, Notion (Ahmetbeyli) acquired importance. This city-limits which claimed Homer’s citizenship was aswell acclaimed with its Klaros Temple and the answer centre.

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Konya - Hadim Bolat Area Astra Archaic City

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

We accept two diffent seach for Hadim Bolat Breadth Astra Ancient City.

1)Astra ancient city-limits is amid in Temasalik Acropolis breadth of Bolat Breadth of Hadim District of Konya Province.Upon its getting accountable to big actionable excavations, it has been taken beneath aegis with a bouncer and has been adapted into a ruin abode affiliated to Konya Museum Directorate. But in 1955, its bouncer has retired.

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Konya - Karahuyuk

Monday, April 14th, 2008

History of Karahuyuk

The finds acquired in Karahoyuk until today accommodate advice apropos to the cultural and bartering relationships of the aeon to which they belong. It is the a lot of important centre of allowance art afore the Hittite Empire Aeon in the southern allotment of Mid Anatolia. Graffito, pot trademarks and some seals accommodate aid in the analysis of aboriginal stages of autograph in Anatolia. Among added finds, there are beak- mouthed baptize jugs, cups, clover- mouthed baptize jugs, rhytons, grape array shaped pots. Horse shoe shaped, formed altars, stoves and bisected moon shaped lintels are appropriate works of their periods.

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Konya - Kilistra

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Kilistra
KILISTRA
WHERE IS KILISTRA?

Archaic city Kilistra is located 49 km south-west of Gökyurt / Hatunsaray.

HISTORY

The adjustment in Kilistra is believed to be accustomed aboriginal during the Hellenistik and Roman Times (BC 2nd century- AD 3rd century) according to aftereffect of the archeological works.During the blasting the name Kilistra1 was begin an book on a Roman epitaph from the eastern grape must- abode getting acclimated as a threshhold stone.

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