伊士麥

土耳其

伊士麥
伊士麥
This library is one of the most beautiful structures in Ephesus. It was built in 117 A.D. It was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia; from his son Galius Julius Aquila. The grave of Celsus was beneath the ground floor, across the entrance and there was a statue of Athena over it. Because Athena was the goddess of the wisdom.

The scrolls of the manuscripts were kept in cupboards in niches on the walls. There were double walls behind the bookcases to prevent the them from the extremes of temperature and humidity. The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was the third richest library in ancient times after the Alexandra and Pergamum.

The facade of the library has two-stories, with Corinthian style columns on the ground floor and three entrances to the building. There are three windows openings in the upper story. They used an optical trick that the columns at the sides of the facade are shorter than those at the center, giving the illusion of the building being greater in size.

The statues in the niches of the columns today are the copies of the originals. The statues symbolize wisdom (Sophia), knowledge (Episteme), intelligence (Ennoia) and valor (Arete). These are the virtues of Celsus. The library was restored with the aid of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and  the originals of the statues were taken to Ephesus Museum in Vienna in 1910.

There was an auditorium ,which was for lectures or presentations between the library and the Marble Road, was built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.
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This is the most magnificent structure in Ephesus ancient city. The Great Theatre is located on the slope of Panayir Hill, opposite the Harbor Street, and easily seen when entering from the south entrance to Ephesus. It was first constructed in the Hellenistic Period, in the third century BC during the reign of Lysimachos, but then during the Roman Period, it was enlarged and formed its current style that is seen today.

It is the largest in Anatolia and has the capacity of 25,000 seats. The cavea has sixty six rows of seats, divided by two diazoma (walkway between seats) into three horizontal sections. There are three sections of seats. In the lower section, Marble pieces, used for restoration, and the Emperor's Box were found. The seats with backs ,made of marble, were reserved for important people. The audience entered from the upper cavea.

The stage building is three-storied and 18 meters high. The facade facing the audience was ornamented with relieves, columns with niches, windows and statues. There are five doors opening to the orchestra area, the middle one of which is wider than the rest. This enhanced the appearance of the stage, giving it a bigger, monumental look.

The theatre was used not only for concerts and plays, but also for religious, political and philosophical discussions and for gladiator and animal fights.

Best time to visit this magnificient archeological site is between march and may. Summer months are always with temperatures above 45°C.
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This was the capital of the Pergamon kingdom around 250 BC. Anthony took thousands of scrolls from this city and gave them to Cleopatra. It's a great ruin, in the small city of Bergama in Turkey. You cn get a cable car up to the ruins.
這是土耳其其中一個最大的城市,卻鮮為人知,其實是愛琴海藍色海岸的一個寶庫,擁有無數文化及和歷史珍寶。

幾千年來,伊茲密爾 (Izmir) 這個港口城市一直在海洋貿易中佔有重要的一席位。在希臘統治下,這個城市稱為士麥那 (Smyrna),至今仍保留著種種多元的文化遺產。遊覽這個多元文化的城市時,您會看到周圍有不同語言的指示牌,亦會聽到猶太人、黎凡特人、希臘人、亞美尼亞人和現代土耳其人互相交流的聲音,更可在民族風味餐廳品嚐到獨特的美味佳餚。

伊茲密爾其中一個焦點是 Kemeralti 市場(Kemeralti Market);這裡集 17 世紀的餐廳、咖啡店、商店、藝術工作坊、清真寺和猶太教堂於一身,肯定讓您目不暇給。您可沿著蜿蜒的街道,展開一趟味覺探索之旅,又或者參觀寧靜的庭院和古老的商隊旅館。參觀完市場,可前往附近的 Saat Kulesi 鐘樓看看。

想看城市的另外一面,可前往較現代化、較開放的 Kültürpark 區。這是個大型的綠色空間設有幾間博物館,以及兒童樂園 Lunapark。喜歡藝術的朋友,可前往歷史及藝術博物館 (Museum of History and Art) 看看從城市出土的文物,又或到藝術及雕塑博物館 (Museum of Arts and Sculpture) 一睹土耳其和其他藝術家的作品。附近亦有 Ahmet Piriştina Kent Arşivi ve 博物館 (Ahmet Piriştina Kent Arşivi ve Müzesi), 介紹城市自公元前 3000 年以來的歷史。移步至伊茲密爾中部以南,可找到 Smyrna Agora 古城 (Smyrna Agora Antik Kenti)。在這個露天的空間,高聳的石柱從一個活躍的考古挖掘場拔地而起,絕對不容錯過。這裡還有其他主題的的博物館,例如鐵路、汽車和玩具,值得一看。

要轉換一下環境,您可沿著 Kodronboyu 漫步;這條草地長廊沿愛琴海一直延伸,總長 1 英里 (1.6 公里)。長廊北端附近是阿爾桑賈克區 (Alsancak),設有餐廳和夜場,最適合晚上前來。

向西北駕車 30 分鐘,即可抵達伊茲密爾野生動物園 (Izmir Wildlife Park)。這個大型動物園有大象、狐猴和吸蜜鸚鵡,很適合一家大細來參觀。向市中心西南進發,可找到伊茲密爾纜車 (Izmir Teleferik)。不妨跳上纜車,盡覽這個廣闊城市的翠綠森林、石建築和愛琴海美景。抵達山頂的纜車站後,可逛逛公園及各個攤檔。

伊茲密爾的國際機場距離市中心以南約 25 分鐘車程。有時間不妨順道前往古希臘和羅馬村落以弗所 (Ephesus),從機場向南駕車 45 分鐘即可抵達。

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