Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Mt. Nemrut


Mt. Nemrut looks like another bizarre, interesting place to see in Turkey. Lots of stone heads!

From Wikipedia:
The mountain lies 40km north of Kahta, near Adıyaman. In 62 BC, King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene built on the mountain top a tomb-sanctuary flanked by huge statues (8-9 meters high) of himself, two lions, two eagles and various Greek and Persian gods, such as Hercules, Zeus-Oromasdes (associated with the Persian god Ahura Mazda), Tyche, and Apollo-Mithras. These statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them.


Bloggers Mark and Eric, Matt and Nicole and Dick Osseman write a little and have some great photos.