Historic & Cultural in Aydın: Top Places

Historic & Cultural

Meryem Ana Heykeli (Statue of Virgin Mary) is a 5-meter-tall statue located on the road to the House of the Virgin Mary in Selçuk, Aydın. Sculptor Ekin Erman created it in 1995 in collaboration with the American Ephesus Society and Selçuk Municipality. The statue has been restored due to darkening and the need for maintenance. Nearby attractions include the Temple of Domitian (659 m), Prytaneion (705 m), and Odeon (Concert Hall) (691 m).

Alexandreion is a historic site located in the Söke district of Aydın. It is within walking distance of Priene (254 m), the Temple of Athena (134 m), and the Bouleuterion (269 m). Priene is an ancient Greek city of Ionia, situated about 6 kilometers north of the Maeander River. Visitors to the ancient city can see the Temple of Athena, the ancient theater, and the well-preserved council chamber (Bouleuterion).

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Nysa on the Maeander was an ancient city and bishopric of Asia Minor, whose remains are in the Sultanhisar district of Aydın Province of Turkey, 50 kilometres east of the Ionian city of Ephesus, and which remains a Latin Catholic titular see. At one time it was reckoned as having belonged to Caria or Lydia, but under the Roman Empire it was within the province of Asia, with Ephesus as its capital; the bishop of Nysa was thus a suffragan of the metropolitan see of Ephesus. Nysa was situated on the southern slope of mount Messogis, on the north of the Maeander, and about midway between Tralles and Antioch on the Maeander.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

This historic baptistry in Selçuk, Aydın, is an octagonal structure built in the 5th century. Its baptismal pool was uniquely shaped to resemble the Jordan River, where Jesus was baptized. The baptistry is part of the Church of Mary (also known as the Double Churches) in Ephesus and is considered one of the best-preserved baptisteries in Asia Minor. It is within walking distance of Ephesus (400 m), the Celsus Library (700 m), and the Church of Mary (11 m).

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

The Malgaç Raid Monument is a historic site located in Sultanhisar, Aydın. It was erected in memory of the raid carried out by Yörük Ali Efe and his detachment on the Greek outpost at the Malgaç Railway Bridge on June 16, 1919. This raid is considered the first successful victory of the Kuvâ-yı Milliye against a regular enemy army in Western Anatolia and is an important symbol of the Turkish National Movement. The monument is situated next to the Malgaç Stream bridge, 80 meters above sea level, and is open to visitors 24/7 free of charge.

The West Gate is a historic site located in the Söke district of Aydın, within the ancient city of Priene. Priene was an ancient Ionian Greek city built at the base of Mykale Mountain, near the mouth of the Maeander River. Other notable historical structures within walking distance of the West Gate include Priene (293 m), the Temple of Athena (205 m), and Alexandreion (90 m).

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Myus, sometimes Myous or Myos, or Myes, was an ancient Greek city in Caria. It was one of thirteen major settlements of the Ionian League, and was one of three that spoke the same Ionic subdialect, the other two being Miletus and Priene. All three were Ionian colonies placed at the mouth of the Maeander River in the middle of the west coast of Anatolia.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural