Remains of the 6th century AD Basilica to St. John reportedly built upon the saints' tomb and commissioned by the Emperor Justinian. Attacks on Ephesus in the 7th and 8th centuries prompted the fortification of the area immediately surrounding the Basilica The basilica has been extensively excavated and restored since the 1920's.
Creator
Joshua Bryant
Date of Visit
1st to 15th July 2012
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
Type
Architecture
Tags
Basilica, Church, Ephesus, Justinian, Late Antique, Turkey
Collection
Comparative Graeco-Roman and Late Antique architecture of Western Anatolia
Item Type
Architecture
Citation
Joshua Bryant, “Basilica of St. John, Ephesus,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 25, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/238.