<< Our Photo Pages >> Istanbul Amenhotep III Obelisk - Standing Stone (Menhir) in Turkey
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Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Istanbul Amenhotep III ObeliskCountry: Turkey
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Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Nearest Town: Istanbul Nearest Village: istanbul
Latitude: 41.006040N Longitude: 28.975400E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Rileyy visited on 28th Oct 2007 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 5
Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 1994 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 5
h_fenton have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 5
The rest of the circus was dimantled in order to built the Blue mosque.
The Obelisk was also shortened from the original 24 meters to only 20 in order to either hide some damage at the bottom or to ease transport.
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