Moving On With the Exploration

This is Harbour Street, it led to the harbour from the Great Theatre (post coming soon) and was lined with columns along each side for its length of 530 m, width of 21 m. The street was the most important one of the city. The middle section was paved with marble and is 11 m wide; both pillared side sections of the street are 5 m wide each. According to the knowledge acquired through excavations, the street, decorated with statues, was illuminated by candle-like street lamps at night. There was a harbour gate where the street came to the sea. (Did not see any body of water close by.)
The Fountain of Trajan is 12 m high and had two storeys. The first storey was 7 m high and the second storey 5 m high. The fountain was erected in dedication to Emperor Trajan in the 1st century AD. (No the fountain is no longer there)
Walking around historical places like this one can be both surreal and mind blowing. It hits you one moment and the next all you can think of is I should stop daydreaming and try to photograph all these reliefs.

Comments

  1. Wow, amazing. One thing good about touring on your own, you can see more places and stay longer.

    Great shots.

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  2. thanks for taking us there! superb places!

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  3. my jaw keeps on dropping at these gorgeous display of your travels. awesome trip.

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  4. wow, there are so many places to see in Ephesus. we're going there in the fall. any suggestions on how to see all these? we're thinking of joining a tour.

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  5. the first picture is awe-inspiring.

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  6. Looks like that ruin on your last pic is just about to crumble - very fragile!

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  7. The photos and stories in this series make me wonder how great the people who lived in this city must have been.

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  8. Just imagine what the Harbour Street must have looked like in those days!...

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  9. the last foto is stunning.
    it's this kind of structure that says "Made in Greece". ^0^

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  10. I like verey much all these wonderful views, Maria.
    Thanks for sharing!

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