World Heritage Identification Number: 1457
World Heritage since: 2014
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇹🇷 Türkiye
Continent: Asia
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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Pergamon and Its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape: An Ancient City's Enduring Legacy
The ancient city of Pergamon, situated in modern-day Turkey, stands as a testament to the rich cultural heritage that has been passed down through centuries. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, this remarkable location offers a unique glimpse into the history, art, and architecture of the Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
This site rises high above the Bakirçay Plain in Turkey’s Aegean region. The acropolis of Pergamon was the capital of the Hellenistic Attalid dynasty, a major centre of learning in the ancient world. Monumental temples, theatres, stoa or porticoes, gymnasium, altar and library were set into the sloping terrain surrounded by an extensive city wall. The rock-cut Kybele Sanctuary lies to the north-west on another hill visually linked to the acropolis. Later the city became capital of the Roman province of Asia known for its Asclepieion healing centre. The acropolis crowns a landscape containing burial mounds and remains of the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires in and around the modern town of Bergama on the lower slopes.
Encyclopedia Record: Pergamon
Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos (Πέργαμος), was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey.Additional Site Details
Area: 332.5 hectares
(ii) — Significant interchange of human values
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
(vi) — Directly associated with events or living traditions
Coordinates: 39.1258333333 , 27.18
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