NEMRUT DAGI In the 1st century BCE, in what is today the Adiyaman province of south-central Turkey, the grandiose king of a tiny but rich kingdom built this mortuary temple complex and shrine to the gods 7,000 feet up in the eastern Taurus mountains. Antiochus I was the king and Commagene was the ... Read More »
Foto Friday – Glorius Istanbul
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Turkey Tours – 5 Must-See Sites Outside of Istanbul
EPHESUS Even with only about 15% uncovered, Ephesus is one of the most extensively excavated Greco-Roman sites in the world. The city was established by the Greeks in the 10th century BCE. By the Roman period, Ephesus was the 2nd largest city in the empire, with a population of 250,000. After ... Read More »
Foto Friday – EXPO DUBAI WORLD FAIR
The rescheduled Expo Dubai World Fair launches October 1, 2021 and goes until March 31, 2022. Check out our Expo packages at our dedicated Expo website. Here's a glimpse of the Expo site in artist renderings. ... Read More »
Egypt Tours: The Red Pyramid of Dahshur
The Red Pyramid at Dahshur, built by the pharaoh Senefru, was the first successful smooth-sided pyramid. Senefru’s first attempt at a smooth-sided pyramid, the Meidum Pyramid, collapsed. Next, he built the Bent Pyramid, which alters its angle of inclination part way up, probably as a precaution ... Read More »
Foto Friday – Egypt, North to South
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