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Bergama

Turkey, Bergama

Called the Red Hall (Kizil avlu) this is a Roman sanctuary, maybe from the second century AD. It is thought it might be a Serapeion or Temple for Serapis, which is suggested by the statues that were found an the proximity of water: the river Selinus flows under it, through two tunnels. In Byzantine times it was transformed into a basilica with three halls. Part of it is still used as a mosque.


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