Gordium (Yassihüyük) (1)
The Mound of Midas is described here.
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The plain of Gordium, seen from the southwest, with several tumuli. They can be dated to the first half of the first millennium BCE. | |
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The river Sangarius and the citadel, seen from the north. | |
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The river Sangarius and the tumulus known as Kus tepe, seen from the southwest. | |
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The citadel of Gordium, seen from the east. | |
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The entrance of the citadel of Gordium. It is called the Phrygian gate. | |
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The Phrygian megara (great houses) at the citadel of Gordium. There are four of them. The first one had interesting mosaics; the second one was the royal palace; the fourth one has been identified as the temple where Alexander the Great cut the famous Gordion knot. | |
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A Phrygian mosaic from the eighth century BCE. | |
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A Phrygian mosaic from the eighth century BCE, detail. | |
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A griffin on an architectural terracotta from Gordium, Phygian age. | |
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The goddess Matar (Cybele), venerated in nearby Pessinus. | |
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A Galatian tomb. | Photo Ab Langereis |
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Birds on a hellenistic potsherd. | |
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