Posted on 11/06/2008 6:03:06 PM PST by SunkenCiv
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World is set to be resurrected in Selcuk, Turkey. The famous Temple of Artemis was built at the expense of the Lydian king Karun in the 7th century B.C. Its architecture included 120 columns and 25,000 cubic meters of marble. The massive structure was dedicated to Artemis, the Greek goddess of virginity, fertility and the hunt. The original temple was destroyed during the early period of Christianity in Anatolia. In 2007, the Artemis Culture, Arts, and Education Foundation, was founded with the objective of rebuilding the ancient temple approximately 1,500 meters away from its original location. The project, which is projected to cost $150 million, is set to begin as soon as the official permission for the land allocation is granted.
Dr. Atilay Ileri, the founder of the Selcuk Artemis Culture, Arts and Education Foundation, intends to choose sculptors from the 196 U.N. member countries. They will take part in workshops provided by the Foundation, and eventually two sculptures created in the workshops will be chosen by a committee to be featured in the temple. "When the temple is completed," says Ileri, "the workshops will start serving as a school of sculpture. Selcuk will be the center of world sculpture."
The Turkish Daily News reports on the plans to resurrect the ancient Temple of Artemis.
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Which comes first?
Wiccans holding a sit-in to allowed to ‘worship’ there; or, GLBT groups demanding the right to hold toga parties in it?
I also wonder how soon B.O. will go there to install Michelle as Queen of Heaven, and declare himself Moloch.
That would be one strange way to carry the entre to an oyster roast.
looks kinda drafty
a). This is WICKED cool. Take *THAT* you stupid Goths.
b). Has anyone thought about earthquakes?
c). I’m a little disappointed they are not using modern building materials to reduce costs and increase safety. Concrete has come a looooooooong way and is practically a miracle material now. I fear they are asking for trouble by using marble.
d). The Lighthouse of Alexandria or The Colossus of Rhodes would also be fantastic to see reconstructed.
jas3
Now that they have practically rid the country of christianity, they can rebuild their pagan temple.
“Now that they have practically rid the country of christianity, they can rebuild their pagan temple.”
And it could serve as a reminder to the rest of us of what The Faith saved us from! :)
They're water balloons. It was a game played with darts. Doesn't translate well in stone, but hey.
I believe that it is soon to be rebuilt. The have already recreated the great Library of Alexandria, unfortunately without its original contents.
Thanks Red_Devil 232! A keeper. The competition for such construction was substantial in the region.
True, but I blame you for America’s faults. ;’) /joke alert
really stacked, too.
I think Trump is involved. ;’)
An early version of the Blackberry. ;’) Thanks FN.
My first thought was, how long will this replica stand before some jihadist blows it up?
“King’s” villas cause outrage [Caria, in modern Turkey]
Voices Newspaper | Saturday, May 17, 2008 | editor
Posted on 05/17/2008 11:11:27 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2017581/posts
Mycenaean and Hittite Diplomatic Correspondence: Fact and Fiction [ PDF file ]
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | circa 2004 | H. Craig Melchert
Posted on 05/03/2007 10:59:47 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1827901/posts
When I was a youngster, I thought it would be great to reconstruct the Colossus of Rhodes, and still do. Much later I read that the statue didn’t bestride the harbor entrance, but rather stood on the one side. It was only up for fifty years or so, then tipped over in an earthquake. It remained a major tourist attraction, even in ruins, until medieval times, uh, that is, after the Moslem takeover. It was sold for scrap.
If I were going to redo it, I’d not want to be authentic, just to have the statue bestride the harbor entrance, which is actually how it has often been depicted anyway. :’)
from the “what did they expect for destroying a Wonder of the World” dep’t:
Dog leash goths ‘hounded off bus’
BBC | 23 January 2008 | Staff
Posted on 01/23/2008 10:47:51 AM PST by forkinsocket
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958333/posts
‘I’m a human pet’: The Goth teenager whose fiance walks her around on a dog lead
Daily Mail | January 23, 2008 | Chris Brooke
Posted on 01/23/2008 1:23:48 PM PST by Bubba_Leroy
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1958406/posts
Unlike normal women who have only one breast.
See #18.
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