The ancient city of Side, which came to the forefront as one of the few cities in the world with its location and being a port city, has hosted many civilizations throughout history. Visitors to the ancient city can see different traces from different civilizations. The ancient city of Side , which resembles an open-air museum , is approximately a 15-minute walk from the city centre.The craftsmanship in the historical monuments in the ancient city is really worth seeing. It is known that the people living here used a language-specific to this city and it is assumed that this language, which cannot be solved today, comes from the Indo-European language family.
Excavations in the ancient city yielded traces of a great fire and earthquake. Arab raids that began in the 7th century BC, as a result of the attacks and plundering of Rhodes, Venice and Genoese pirates, kings of Cyprus and the Crusades, the people of the city left the city from the 12th century and settled in Antalya. Walking to this area, especially after sunset, is an indispensable activity for those who visit Side. The ancient city of Side can be visited free of charge.
Side Antique Theater: Side ancient theatre, which is estimated to be built on Roman architecture and an existing theatre, has a capacity of 15 thousand people. The theatre, which was built in the middle of the 2nd century BC, is the largest ancient theatre in the region. Since there was no hill to support the theatre, it was built with a superior architectural technique. The theatre stage consists of three parts: Cavea, Orskestra and Scene. The theatre, which was used as an arena for gladiator races and animal struggles for a period, was used as an open-air clay pier in a period .
Side Antique Theater has many same features in terms of architecture with the Coliseum. Baroque feature of the Antonine period is seen in the decorations. Classical music, film music and different events are organized in Side Antique Theater in summer. Side Antique theatre can be visited for a low fee.
Apollon temple: The sailors of the Temple of Apollo, which is the symbol of Side with its white colossal columns that came to mind or appeared before our eyes , were built in 150 BC in the name of Apollo, the chief god of the city of Side, the god of light, beauty and art believed to protect the port cities. In the 3rd century BC, a part of the temple of Apollo was dismantled for use in the construction of the basilica. The building was restored between 1982 and 1990 and today a large number of local and foreign tourists visit. The Temple of Apollo at the seaside in Side has a rectangular plan built with Corinthian columns.Visitors can benefit from information boards in different languages around the monument. There is a special beauty of watching the sunset from this point, especially in the evening hours. In the restaurants and bars around the monument, visitors sit down and watch the illuminated Temple of Apollo making a historical journey and take lots of pictures in front of this huge monument.
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