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<< Our Photo Pages >> Hierapolis - Ancient Village or Settlement in Turkey

Submitted by AlexHunger on Tuesday, 27 March 2007  Page Views: 6682

Multi-periodSite Name: Hierapolis
Country: Turkey
NOTE: This site is 0.149 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Denizli  Nearest Village: Pamukkale
Latitude: 37.924236N  Longitude: 29.124440E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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-1Completely destroyed
 3 Ambience:
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 2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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ModernExplorers visited on 7th Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 3 Beautiful Roman structures next to the amazing Pamukkale

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Hierapolis
Hierapolis submitted by AlexHunger : Roman theatre at the hot springs which have been in use as a spa since antiquity. The theatre was here to entertain the patients which often stayed for a full year. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Denizli Province, Turkey

Ancient town built around hot springs for a spa in the 2nd Century BCE. The Greek name means "Holy City."
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Hierapolis
Hierapolis submitted by h_fenton : Roman Theatre at Hierapolis (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hierapolis Mausoleums
Hierapolis Mausoleums submitted by davidmorgan : More tombs at Hierapolis. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hierapolis Mausoleums
Hierapolis Mausoleums submitted by davidmorgan : Engulfed by thermal spring deposits. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hierapolis
Hierapolis submitted by davidmorgan : The inverse of irrigation ditches, these deposited aqueducts are directed to the fields. I thought Angie would like this one (he he). (2 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

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Hierapolis submitted by AlexHunger : remains of Roman wall at the hot springs which have been in use as a spa since antiquity. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Hierapolis
Hierapolis submitted by AlexHunger : Roman Theatre at the hot springs which have been in use as a spa since antiquity. The theatre was here to entertain the patients which often stayed for a full year.

Hierapolis
Hierapolis submitted by AlexHunger : Roman Gate at the hot springs which have been in use as a spa since antiquity.

Hierapolis
Hierapolis submitted by AlexHunger : Roman Baths at the hot spring which have been in use as a spa since antiquity. There was a sign for a museum, but I had no time to visit it.

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Hierapolis submitted by davidmorgan : Beautifully coloured mineral deposits from the Kırmızı Su (Red Water) hot springs at Karahayıt. February 1982. (4 comments)

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Hierapolis submitted by jackdaw1 : One side to the entrance of the Byzantine gate, Pamukkale, Turkey.

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Hierapolis submitted by davidmorgan : Hierapolis in the 3rd century CE - from the site information board.

Hierapolis
Hierapolis submitted by ModernExplorers : Some carvings found at the ruins.

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Hierapolis submitted by davidmorgan : The travertine terraces formed by the calcium deposited from the hot springs. Photo taken in 1982 - when you could still clamber all over them. Not quick enough for the self timer.

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Hierapolis submitted by davidmorgan : The deposits from the water create massive structures. (1 comment)

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Hierapolis submitted by AlexHunger : Dried up chalk deposit at the Pamukkale hot springs. Due to population growth and increased industrialisation, there is hardly any water in the Summer and Fall, at what should be a Unesco World Heritage site. It's now a tourist trap, except for the Roman Ruins.

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Hierapolis submitted by davidmorgan : Enjoying the hot spring at Hierapolis. It's great to swim among the marble ruins.

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Iron Age artifacts found in Pamukkale by davidmorgan on Thursday, 03 March 2016
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During the construction of an information center in the ancient city of Hierapolis, situated in the province of western Denizli’s Pamukkale district, 11 furnaces and pots from the 7th century B.C. have been discovered.

Denizli Museum Director Hasan Hüseyin Baysal said the artifacts, which were found one meter deep, dated back to the Iron Age.

“The field has been surrounded with regular stones. The stones and pots are burnt. While cleaning the field, we found out that a pot was under a stone. It was broken with the pressure of the stone. We also found 11 furnace structures as well as wall remains featuring Iron Age architecture. The pots were for daily use and there were bones inside them. We also found two bronze objects in a furnace,” Baysal said.

He said that the field of the furnaces looked like a religious area for offerings.

“Excavations have been continuing east and west of the field. Considering the pots and ceramic pieces, we can say they date back to the 7th and 8th centuries. These architectural remnants and artifacts are very important because they show us an unknown period of Hierapolis,” he said.

Source: Hürriyet
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Ancient stage in Aegean province brought back to life for art performances by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 25 June 2013
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The theater at Denizli’s ancient city of Hierapolis, known for its healing water, will be hosting artistic performances to celebrate the completion of restorations that started two years ago.

Renovations at the theater of the ancient city of Hierapolis, which is on UNESCO’s World Heritage list, have been completed.

The stage of the ancient theater in the Aegean province of Denizli, which has traces from the Hellenistic era and Christianity, has been renovated. The ancient city of Hierapolis is known for the healing water in its springs. Renovations there started two years ago with the aim of restoring the stage in accordance with its original form. The area, which draws many tourists every year, will be hosting cultural activities from now on.

The governor of Denizli, Abdülkadir Demir, stated that the Hierapolis Ancient Theater was one of the most important historical sites in the Mediterranean region. Demir said that the theater restoration was an important stage in the studies that were started by the Italian excavating commission 56 years ago. “The project was planned more than 50 years ago but somehow it was not completed.”

The restoration of the ancient theater is completed within the amenability of the Excavation Presidency and with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Special Provincial Administration. The theater, built 2,000 years ago, is now accessible as it was before. The columns are built as their original, the stage parts are completed and the missing parts are built in accordance with their original. The theater has a magnificent stage,” said Demir.

Demir pointed out that tourists visit the ancient theater, in particular, when they came to visit the Hierapolis Ancient City near Pamukkale. Every year nearly 2 million visitors came to the city. The constructions have been continuing for many years and as a result there haven’t been any events in the theater previously. Demir stated, “By having many activities in summer time, we are planning to give different options to the tourists visiting the Pamukkale Travertine and Hierapolis Ancient City. Today, the theater is a proper place for concerts with its acoustic. It will be used in different activities in a short time.”

Governor Demir added that it was the 25th year of the Pamukkale Travertine and Hierapolis Ancient City being added onto the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. He said that they wanted to celebrate this event with splendid ceremonies.

The president of the excavation committee of Hierapolis, Archeologist Dr. Rıza Haluk Soner, who is from the Italian University of Lecce, said that this was one of the most well-preserved theaters of Anatolia. The stage in the 2,000-year-old building was ruined in 1957. “We carried out a restoration project and successfully applied it. The original stage had three floors; we only constructed the first floor. This building was constructed by the Emperor Septimius Severus. The height of the three floors is 36 meters. This is a typical example of Roman architecture. The construction style of the back wall is like the Aspendos Theater in Antalya. This theater is the richest theater of Anatolia in terms of arts,” stated Soner.

Source: Hürriyet
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Pluto's 'Gate To Hell' Discovered In Turkey - Video by Andy B on Wednesday, 03 April 2013
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Archeologists discover ‘gate to hell' in Pamukkale by davidmorgan on Tuesday, 02 April 2013
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Italian archeologists have announced their discovery of a “gate to hell” while excavating the ruins of a temple associated with the Roman god Pluto in Pamukkale, in the southwestern province of Denizli.

Speaking to Discovery News, archeologists explained that the gate, also known as Pluto's Gate, was seen as a portal to the underworld in Greco-Roman mythology. It was once located in the ancient Phrygian city of Hierapolis. The gate, which is a cave that sits atop Pamukkale's famous travertines, was filled with lethal mephitic gases, according to ancient texts.

The finding was made by a team led by Francesco D'Andria, professor of classic archaeology at the University of Salento.

“We found the plutonium by reconstructing the route of a thermal spring -- indeed, Pamukkale's springs, which produce the famous white travertine terraces, originate from this cave,” D'Andria told Discovery News, referring to the newly discovered portal.

The archeologists were excavating an area that featured a vast array of abandoned ruins, possibly the result of earthquakes, and discovered even more ruins during excavation. According to the report, the archaeologists found Ionic semi columns with an inscription dedicated to the deities of the underworld, Pluto and Kore (Persephone), on top.

D'Andria also found the remains of a temple, a pool and a series of steps placed above the cave -- all matching the descriptions of the site in ancient sources, according to Discovery News.

“People could watch the sacred rites from these steps, but they could not get to the area near the opening. Only the priests could stand in front of the portal,” D'Andria said.

D'Andria also added that they could see evidence of the cave's lethal properties during the excavation. He said several birds died as they tried to get close to the warm opening, instantly killed by carbon dioxide fumes.

According to D'Andria, the site was a famous destination for rites of incubation. Pilgrims collected water from the pool near the temple, slept close to the cave and received visions and prophecies. Archeologists say the fumes coming from the depths of Hierapoli's phreatic groundwater are what produced hallucinations.

D'Andria and his team are now working on the digital reconstruction of the site, Discovery News said.

Source: Today's Zaman.
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