Other· Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa
Ortagonal Roma Tapınağı
Ortagonal Roma Tapınağı is a other in Viranşehir, Şanlıurfa; The Octagonal Roman Temple (Dikmeler) is said to have been built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian in memory of his beloved, who drowned in the Nile.
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- 37.2328°N · 39.7503°E
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The Octagonal Roman Temple (Dikmeler) is said to have been built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian in memory of his beloved, who drowned in the Nile. Built of cut basalt stone as a two-story structure on 14 piers, the temple was converted into a church in the Byzantine period and was destroyed during Timur's conquest of the city. The temple has a hexagonal plan. It is built of basalt stone. The temple, of the "talas" type with a hexagonal center, also has its cultural center…
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