"This site rises high above the Bakirçay Plain in Turkey’s Aegean region.
The acropolis of Pergamon was the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid
dynasty, a major centre of learning in the ancient world. Monumental
temples, theatres, stoa or porticoes, gymnasium, altar and library were
set into the sloping terrain surrounded by an extensive city wall. The
rock-cut Kybele Sanctuary lies to the north-west on another hill
visually linked to the acropolis. Later the city became capital of the
Roman province of Asia known for its Asclepieion healing centre. The
acropolis crowns a landscape containing burial mounds and remains of the
Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires in and around the modern town of
Bergama on the lower slopes." -http://whc.unesco.org
A sight at Pergamon in Turkey.
Thank you so much Anita of Austria for adding this up in my UNESCO collection!
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