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Turkey March 2010

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Istanbul

Archaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Archaeological Museum
Three Critters from the Ishtar Gate, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Three Critters from the Ishtar Gate
"Townley" Discus Thrower Head is addition, at wrong a, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
"Townley" Discus Thrower
Head is addition, at wrong angle.
Archaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Archaeological Museum
Sarcophagus, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Sarcophagus
Alexander Sarcophagus, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Alexander Sarcophagus
Alexander Sarcophagus, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Alexander Sarcophagus
Alexander Sarcophagus: Detail, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Alexander Sarcophagus: Detail
Hagia Irene, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Hagia Irene
Topkapi Dagger, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Topkapi Dagger
Istanbul University Gate, Turkey March 2010
Istanbul University Gate
Distant Ataturk, with students., Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Distant Ataturk, with students.
The Golden Horn (from Asia), Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
The Golden Horn (from Asia)
Hagia Sophia + Hagia Irene From the Asian side, Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Hagia Sophia + Hagia Irene
From the Asian side
Blue Mosque (from Asia), Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Blue Mosque (from Asia)
Sprawling suburbs of Asian Istanbul, Turkey March 2010
Sprawling suburbs of Asian Istanbul

Ankara

32 miles NW of Ankara, Turkey March 2010
32 miles NW of Ankara
Dentics, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Dentics, Ankara
Ataturk + Acolytes, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Ataturk + Acolytes
Ankara Ataturk, Turkey March 2010
Ankara Ataturk
Julian's Column (362 AD) With tradition-hallowed stork's nest, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Julian's Column (362 AD)
With tradition-hallowed stork's nest
Wall of Temple of Augustus Plus mysterious modern tower, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Wall of Temple of Augustus
Plus mysterious modern tower
Ataturk Mausoleum, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Ataturk Mausoleum
Ataturk Cenotaph, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Ataturk Cenotaph
Processional Way, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Processional Way
Guardians on Processional Way, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Guardians on Processional Way
Hittite Standard (3rd m. bc) Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Hittite Standard (3rd m. bc)
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Hittite (?) Lion Museum of Anatolian Civilizations, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Hittite (?) Lion
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Hittite Pottery Bull (~1500 BC) Museum of Anatolian Civilizatio, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Hittite Pottery Bull (~1500 BC)
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Ankara Citadel Gate, Turkey March 2010
Ankara Citadel Gate
(Restored) Ankara Citadel, Turkey March 2010
(Restored) Ankara Citadel
Central Anatolia, 42 miles S. of Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Central Anatolia, 42 miles S. of Ankara
Lake Mogan, 62 miles SE of Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Lake Mogan, 62 miles SE of Ankara
Mount Hasan, near Aksaray, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Mount Hasan, near Aksaray
Farmland, 70 miles NW of Adana, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Farmland, 70 miles NW of Adana
Sudden wall of the Taurus Mountains, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Sudden wall of the Taurus Mountains
Through the Cilician Gates, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Through the Cilician Gates
Through the Cilician Gates, Ankara, Turkey March 2010
Through the Cilician Gates

Adana

Adana Ataturk, Turkey March 2010
Adana Ataturk
Adana's Roman Bridge, Turkey March 2010
Adana's Roman Bridge
Roman Bridge, Adana, Turkey March 2010
Roman Bridge
Sarcophagus Adana Regional Museum, Turkey March 2010
Sarcophagus
Adana Regional Museum
Fine Roman bronze Adana Regional Museum, Turkey March 2010
Fine Roman bronze
Adana Regional Museum
Adana's very grand new Mosque, Turkey March 2010
Adana's very grand new Mosque
Adana, Turkey March 2010
Adana cityscape, Turkey March 2010
Adana cityscape
Mediterranean near Iskenderun, Adana, Turkey March 2010
Mediterranean near Iskenderun

Antioch

The small Turkish city of Antakya, once the mighty City of Antioch.
Dashing Antakya Ataturk, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Dashing Antakya Ataturk
Ataturk: Poster and Statue, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Ataturk: Poster and Statue
Cave Church of St Peter, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Cave Church of St Peter
Cave Church of St Peter, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Cave Church of St Peter
Cave Church of St Peter, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Cave Church of St Peter
Fragment of City Walls, from Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Fragment of City Walls, from Antioch
Fragments of City Walls, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Fragments of City Walls
Ruined City Wall Tower, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Ruined City Wall Tower
Orthodox Church (19th c.), Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Orthodox Church (19th c.)
Semaye Mosque, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Semaye Mosque
Antakya Museum: Mosaic, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Mosaic
Antakya Museum: Mosaic, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Mosaic
Antakya Museum: Mosaic, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Mosaic
Antakya Museum: Mosaic, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Mosaic
Antakya Museum: Mosaic, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Mosaic
Antakya Museum: Mosaic, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Mosaic
Antakya Museum: Hittite (?) Lions as pillar base, Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Hittite (?) Lions as pillar base
Antakya Museum: Sarcophagus (3rd c. AD), Antioch, Turkey March 2010
Antakya Museum: Sarcophagus (3rd c. AD)
15 miles E of Antioch, Turkey March 2010
15 miles E of Antioch
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