Amphitheatre top arches

Usually the first to crumble into the dust, these arches atop the beautiful amphitheatre of ...... have been well restored where needed, giving a nice insight into how many theatres would have been completed.

ANTALYA: Turkey's Mediterranean Pin-Up Girl

February 23rd 2009
On the face of it, Antalya had it all. Undeniably stunning, its location was good for the Romans to use its nice little harbour as a trading hub, needing only a few low key defences around it. Wrapping around the harbour like an amphitheatre, the streets testify to the periods of development since, with some beautiful Ottoman buildings, giving the historic district a lovely focal point. Walking ar ... read more

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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

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