Red Basilica, Bergama or Pergamon, Izmir, Turkey
View of the city of Bergama, site of the ancient city of Pergamon, with the ruins of the Red Basilica, Izmir, Turkey. The Red Basilica or Kizil Avlu is part of a Roman temple complex from the time of Emperor Hadrian, 2nd century AD, used to worship the Egyptian gods and subsequently converted to a Christian church by the Byzantines. The North Rotunda in the foreground is now in use as a mosque. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13428377
Media ID
45101675
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8400px x 3554px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
