Red Basilica (Kizil Avlu) (Bergama)

Turkey / Izmir / Bergama
 basilica, historic ruins
Built in the early 2nd century (under Hadrian) as a temple to the popular Egyptian god Serapis. It was later (4th-5th centuries) converted into a Byzantine church.

The Red Basilica was destroyed in the Arab raids of 716 to 717 AD, after which a smaller church was built within the ruins.

Now, there's a mosque in the huge round tower.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergama
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Coordinates:   39°7'18"N   27°11'0"E
This article was last modified 13 years ago