Bishop's Palace, Aphrodisias, Aydin, Turkey

Bishop's Palace, built 400 AD, with the Temple of Aphrodite in the background, Aphrodisias, Aydin, Turkey. This is the largest house in the city, occupying a full city block, about 35x40m. It has a typical plan, centred on an open courtyard. It may have been the residence of a Roman governor or of the Christian bishop of Aphrodisias. Aphrodisias was a small ancient Greek city in Caria near the modern-day town of Geyre. It was named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, who had here her unique cult image, the Aphrodite of Aphrodisias. The city suffered major earthquakes in the 4th and 7th centuries which destroyed most of the ancient structures. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13428237

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45097924

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10884px x 4303px (17.2MB)

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Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

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Photograph by Manuel Cohen