Columned avenue description and photos - Turkey: Side (Topic)

Columned avenue description and photos - Turkey: Side. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Columned avenue.

Photo and description

The Turkish city of Side looks like a small town located on a picturesque peninsula. Despite its modest size, the city is full of historical monuments and interesting sights. One of these places of pilgrimage for tourists is Column Avenue.

If you enter the city through the City Central Gate, the first thing you will see will be a wide street that solemnly stretches to the former historic Agora Square. From the theater, Kolonny Prospekt extends southwest across the peninsula. Further, it passes through the village of Selimiye, which is full of restaurants and souvenir shops, and leads to the original semicircular temple by the sea, which was dedicated to the moon god Men.

Columns adorn both sides of the street, thus creating a unique majestic path. The length of this street is over 250 meters. The base of the street is lined with wide stone blocks, and the pavement is paved with decorative mosaics.

Being a worthy monument of art of the past, Kolonny Avenue embodies the unique architectural history of Turkey. It reminds of the era of art and luxury of the Eastern Turkish civilization.

Currently, there are many shops, souvenir shops and restaurants on Side's Column Avenue. You can buy anything here, besides, it is about 40 percent cheaper than in Europe. The old tradition of bargaining when buying allows you and the seller to enjoy the process. Local vendors think this is a good way to have fun.

We also recommend reading Golitsyn's grotto description and photo - Crimea: New World

Topic: Columned avenue description and photos - Turkey: Side.