Mt. Nemrut - Nemrut Dagi
 Entering Mt. Nemrut National Park, a UNESCO historical site |
 The tomb of the king is about 500 meters away |
 Take a break to enjoy the view in the direction of Kahta |
 Apollo and Heracles on the eastern terrace |
 Zeus |
 Eagle |
 Heracles, eagle, lion and the thrones of gods in the background |
 Antiochus and Tyche of western terrace |
 Eagle and Lion |
 Life-size stone reliefs |
 Shivering in the stiff wind on the western terrance |
 Zeus |
 The sun is far from setting |
 Postcard vendor |
 The head is about 2 meters tall |
 Tyche |
 Zeus in the foreground |
 Antiochus |
 The sunset wasn't worth the wait |
 At 4 am at a tea house, watching documentary on the history of the site |
 Morning has broken... |
 My driver swaddled in a wool blanket, is too cold to enjoy the sunrise |
 All the Turks are joyous that the watch of sunrise is quickly over, some even brought wine |
 They quickly snap a few shots of the stone heads before fleeing the scene |
 Zeus, Antiochus, Heracles, lion and eagle |
 Eagle, Apollo and Tyche |
 Watch guard Osman stays in a tin-roof shelter on the mountain top year round |
 Layered in woollen sweaters and blanket, I am still cold as an ice sculpture |
 Western terrace at sunrise |
 Zeus and Heracles |
 Toppled statues of the Western Terrace at sunrise |
 Lion facing the stone heads |
 My driver wrapped in blanket heading down the mountain |
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