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 Istanbul
     Topkapi Palace    Ankara 
Cappodocia 
Konya  
Aspendos 
Perge  
Antalya 
Pamukkale 
Ephesus 
Aphrodisias   
Kusadasi 
Pergamum 
Troy 
Canakkale 
Gallipoli

 The Theater of Aspendos, built in the second century by Xenon, is one of the best preserved in the world. It seats 15,000 people and has remained perfectly intact for 1800 years while earthquakes, war and time have mostly destroyed the surrounding monuments. The theater's acoustics are so perfect that a coin dropped from the orchestra pit can be clearly heard in the galleries.  Just beyond lie the remains of the acropolis, agora and a Roman aqueduct. This beautiful structure is 25 miles east of Antalya.

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Site of old Roman bridge No traffic allowed on the bridge Ruin of Roman Aqueduct Post card view of the Aspendos amphitheater Best preserved Roman amphitheater We were allowed to roam around and climb all over the structure More of the amphitheater John waiting for a performance lightbox gallery cmsby VisualLightBox.com v6.1