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ANTALYA
Set amid amazing scenery of sharp
contrasts, Antalya, Turkey's principal holiday resort, is an attractive city
with shady palm lined boulevards, a prize-winning marina. Since its founding
in the second century BC by Attalus II, a king of Pergamon who named the city
Attaleai after himself, antalya has been continuously inhabited. The Romans,
Byzantines and Seljuks in turn occupied the city before it came under Ottoman
rule. The elegant fluted minaret of the Yivli Minareli Mosque in the center of
the city built by the Seljuk sultan Alaeddin Keykubat in the 13th century has
become the Antalya's symbol. The Karatay Medrese (theological college) in the
Kaleici District, from the same period, exemplifies the best of Seljuk stone
carvings. The two most important Ottoman mosques in the city are the 16th
century Murat Paßa Mosque, remarkable for its tile decoration, the 18th
century Tekeli Mehmet Paßa Mosque. Neighbouring the marina, the attractive
late 19th century Iskele Mosque is built of cut stone and set on four pillars
over a natural spring. The Hidirlik Kulesi (tower) was probably originally
constructed as a lighthouse in the second century. Kesik Minaret Mosque
attests to the city's long history in its succession of Roman, Byzantine,
Seljuk and Ottoman renovations.
When Emperor Hadrian visited
Antalya in 130 AD, a beautifully decorated three arched gate was built into
the city walls in his honour. Near the marina the two towers flanking the gate
and other sections of the walls still stand. The clock tower in Kalekapİsİ
Square was also part of old city's fortifications. The old city walls lit at
night lend an atmosphere of security and timelessness.
The Archeological Museum, with
remains from the Paleolithic Age to Ottoman times, offers a glimpse of the
area's rich history.
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