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Unless otherwise indicated, pictures on this page © Marco Prins and Jona Lendering. Photos can be downloaded and used for non-commercial purposes, but you have to acknowledge Livius.
Temple of Athena. Photo Marco Prins. Temple of Athena. It was rebuilt in the second century CE.
Temple of Apollo. Photo Marco Prins. Temple of Apollo, also dating back to the second century. Both temples were demolished in the fourth or fifth century. The stones were used to build a Christian church and an episcopal palace.
Temple of Apollo. Photo Marco Prins. Temple of Apollo.
Cornice of the temple of Apollo. Photo Marco Prins. Cornice of the temple of Apollo.
Decoration of the temple of Apollo. Photo Marco Prins. Decoration of the temple of Apollo, showing theatre masks and medusa heads.
The theater of Side. Photo Marco Prins. The theater of Side, built in the second century CE. About 15,000 people could be seated.
The inner wall of Side. Photo Marco Prins. The inner wall of Side, which was built in the fourth century, when barbarians raided the shores of Pamphylia. Most stones were taken away from older buildings, which proves that the wall was erected in a great hurry.
The inner gate and nymphaeum (fountain house). Photo Marco Prins. The inner gate and a nymphaeum (fountain house). 
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