Looking down the street

Priene and Didyma (Temple of Apollo)

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July 9th 2011
Today we visited Priene, the first planned city in the ancient world. From the parking lot, it was quite a hike straight up before we finally reached the ruins. The first site we went to was the theater. Once again, the drama teacher in the group put on a little performance and he did not disappoint. The next location was the Sanctuary of Athena. Several columns have been rebuilt, but scattered al ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Didyma

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more