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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