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Around
the center
of Side. What a
wonderful, warm
day it was.
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The
ancient theatre,
unique to the area in that
is not built on sloping
terrain, but on flat land,
with tiers of seating being
supported by a vaulted
structure 65 feet high.
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Again
the theatre, with
the main road into town
passing right by it. Modern
seismic retrofitting can
be seen throughout.
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A
crane to the right
helps in the reconstruction
efforts of the main
theatre, here in the center
of town.
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The
main road passes
under an ancient archway,
with the theatre just to
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Much
more work is needed
within the theatre, with
thousands of pieces lined
up on the ground and
numbered; ready for
reconstruction. |
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Not
until one sees the
stones laid out by the
thousands does one
truly begin to respect the
jobs of our modern
archaeologists!
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The
Basilica, dating from
the 5th c AD, was built on
what was the entrance to the
two Graeco-Roman temples
to the west. Mostly fallen
into ruins, it besides the
temples to Apollo and
Athena.
Further
Description
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Inside
one of the few
remaining rooms of the
basilica. |
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