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  • Water To Run Down From Antonine Nymphaeum After 1300 Years

    07/28/2008 6:36:52 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 16 replies · 114+ views
    Turkish Press ^ | Monday, July 28, 2008 | unattributed
    Water will run down from the Antonine Nymphaeum, a monumental fountain located on the north of the ancient city of Sagalassos near Aglasun town of the southwestern Turkish province of Burdur, after some 1300 years. In an exclusive interview with the A.A, Semih Ercan said on Friday that restoration works on the fountain dated to the reign of Marcus Aurelius (A.D. 161-180) were expected to finish in 2010. Ercan, who heads the restoration works, said, "the fountain with a height of 10 meters and width of 30 meters, is one of the most splendid structures in the ancient city. It...