Entrance Tickets, The Temple of Apollo at Didyma

It is claimed by some to be the finest single ancient monument in this part of Turkey and this is a part of Turkey which has an awful lot of ancient monuments.

I can confirm that it is very impressive indeed although little of the original structure remains standing; it was destroyed by the Persians in 494 BC, ravaged by time, rearranged by earthquakes and plundered over the centuries for convenient building material, but regardless of the damage I found this to be a stimulating place with history literally oozing out of the cracks and fissures in  the columns and the stones.

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3 responses to “Entrance Tickets, The Temple of Apollo at Didyma

  1. I was reading of this temple in Herodotus’ History. Fascinating to learn of the temple’s present day status (Turkish Travel Marking Focus).

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  2. Glad I found your blog. Travel safe. Cheers following

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