126 Items
Justinian's Aqueduct
View of Justinian's C6th aqueduct looking across from the Millet Bridge.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Aqueduct, Architecture, C6th, Edessa, Justinian, Turkey, Urfa
Ulu Cami
Ulu Cami is the great mosque of Urfa and was built 1170-1175. It is believed by some legends to be the site where the Mandylion was thrown down a well and has been associated with the ancient church of St. Stepanos.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C12th, Capital, Church, Edessa, Mosque, St. Stepanos, Turkey, Ulu Cami, Urfa, Well
Church of Saints Peter and Paul
The Syrian Orthodox Church of SS. Peter and Paul has dedicatory inscriptions dated 1861 on the west entrance but appears to include elements of an older church. It is now called the Vali Kemalettin Gazezoğlu Cultural Centre.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, C19th, Church, Edessa, Inscription, St. Paul, St. Peter, Syriac, Syriac Inscription, Turkey, Urfa
Urfa Citadel
Entrance to Urfa citadel, the man-made moat cut around the eastern and southern sides of the Citadel and the remaining standing architecture in the interior, including the two C3rd columns. There is also evidence of classical spolia reused in various sections of the citadel.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Architecture, Citadel, Column, Defensive Network, Edessa, Inscription, Moat, Syriac, Syriac Inscription, Turkey, Urfa
The fishponds of Abraham
The heart of Urfa is a garden and complex of religious buildings around pools of sacred fish, believed to have been holy to Abraham and called locally Balikli Göl.
Type: Architecture
Tags: Abraham, Architecture, Edessa, Fishponds, Turkey, Urfa
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic in a side room with the central image stolen. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: C5th-C6th, Edessa, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Side room of the Villa of the Amazons
A side room with a raised dais, geometric mosaic and a stone relief. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Architecture
Tags: C5th-C6th, Edessa, Geometric Motif, Mosaic, Sculpture, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic with scene of a tiger. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Mosaic, Tiger, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic depicting four Amazon queens - identified as Melanippe, Penthesilea, Hippolyta and Thermodosa - hunting and killing a variety of wild animals and birds. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Amazonian Queens, Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Figure, Foliage, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic from Villa of the Amazons
Mosaic of a scene with a lion. Villa of the Amazons, Halepli Bahçe, C5th-C6th.
Type: Mosaic
Tags: Animal, C5th-C6th, Edessa, Lion, Mosaic, Turkey, Urfa, Villa of the Amazons