Home
Search
Maps
of Turkey
Photo
Gallery
Where
to Go
When
to Go
Where
to Stay
What
It Costs
Turkish Money
Transport
FAQ-Travel
Details
Best
Itineraries
Guided Tours
Travel
Agency
Unusual
Trips
Consultations
TTP
Forums
Funny
Stuff
Shopping
Site
Index
Bright Sun
|
|
Bergama's Red
Hall (Kizil
Avlu) or Red Basilica was
built for worship of the Egyptian
gods Serapis, Isis and Harpocrates at
a time in the 2nd century AD when
Egyptian religion was reaching into
the Roman Empire.
Faced with marble and surrounded
by a colonnade, the huge building looked
very different in Roman times. A stream
ran beneath it in stone channels, its
waters used for ritual bathing and
ablutions.
The Byzantines preserved the sacred
space, building the Church
of St John the Apostle within the mammoth
ancient walls.
The building is sacred still today,
containing the Kurtulus Camii (mosque)
in one of its towers.
|
|
|
Above, the
Red Basilica seen from the road
to the Acropolis.
Below, the massive tower,
now a mosque.
|
|
|
|
|
|
