Situated towards the southernmost point of the peninsular that Side occupies this Basilica was built in the 5th century AD usurping and partly building over the sites of the older Temples Apollo and Athena. The large basilica was destroyed in the 7th century and a smaller church was built within.
Creator
Joshua Bryant
Date of Visit
1st to 14th August 2012
Contributor
Joshua Bryant
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
unless otherwise indicated
Type
Architecture
Tags
Basilica, Byzantine, Church, Late Antique, Roman, Turkey
Collection
Comparative Graeco-Roman and Late Antique architecture of Western Anatolia
Citation
Joshua Bryant, “South Basilica, Side,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed April 19, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/254.