Photos from Troy, Marmara, Turkey, Middle East - page 2

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Temple to Zeus

Four of our group in the Temple

Marble Floor (Temple in Pyrgamon)

3rd Century Basilica of St. John (Pyrgamon)

1305-77 Kusadasi after dark from our balcony

1305-76 Kusadasi from our balcony

1305-75 One of the resort communities near Kusadasi

1305-74 Some of the fertile lands between Izmir and Kusadasi

1305-73 Newish statue on promenade--we assume of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and Turkish nationalism

1305-72 One of several mussel vendors near marina

1305-71 Matrimonial Pelicans on seafront

1305-70 Izmir's Highay to Heaven (or nowhere)

1305-69 Valerie chose Turkish-styled pizza

1305-68 Sharon's lunchtime buffet selection

1305-68 Beach Resort on Mediterranean Sea

1305-67 Part of Sharon's lunchtime buffet

1305-67 Looking toward the Mediterranean Sea

1305-66 A mountain view on road from Troy to Izmir

1305-65 Some excavations from the later periods--in background is a shelter for working archaeologists

1305-64 Portion of the walls & entrance gate of Troy (VII), identified as the site of the Trojan War (ca. 1200 BC).

1305-63 One portion of the many city walls left standing

1305-62 Original foundations stones from 2500BC at the bottom and reconstruction above

1305-61 One of the ceiling stones from the Temple of Diana

1305-60 Example of treacherous tourist walkways

1305-59 Some of the various time periods as shown by excavations

1305-58 Explanation of the various levels of Troy

1305-57 Trojan Horse Ramp and entrance of the Scaean Gate Troy II 2600 - 2250 B.C

1305-56 Possible entrancefrom sea into Troy with hypothesized Trojan Horse Ramp at right

1305-55 Roman Amphitheatre of Troy

1305-54 Part of the Schliemann Trench excavated from 1871 with remains of the original walls and Bronze age house walls of Troy from the Early Troia I Period, c. 2920 B.C.

1305-53 Re-construction of the Trojan Horse near museum and bookstore

1305-52 Part of the inventory of architectural features from Troy

1305-51 Sign for entrance to ancient city of Troy

the theatre where they used musical therapy

ben praying hel be cured

the ruins of pergamum

the holes they used to whisper own to the patients

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the symbol of medicine in Pergamum

Troy ruins

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the trojan horse

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