I really don't know how many museums are in the Pergamon. From the Altar of Zeus, one proceeds to the great gate of the agora from Miletus, another wonderful site in Turkey we saw in 2010 (http://roadeveron.blogspot.de/2010/11/miletus.html). A few steps away and you are in the throne room of Babylon and venturing down its royal boulevard. Upstairs is a marvelous museum of Islamic art, surely one of the largest and best in Europe. As Vicki would say, the Pergamon by itself is justification enough for visiting Berlin. I'll limit the pix to just the biggest and best items.
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Altar of Zeus, Pergamon/Berlin) |
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A model helps to understand the scale, etc. |
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The scores of friezes are arrayed on the walls around the altar |
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A smaller temple in an adjoining room |
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The great gate to the agora, Miletus |
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Again, a helpful model; judging from the ostentatiousness, we figure it lead into the Neiman-Marcus |
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Welcome to the throne room, Babylon |
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More of same |
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On the royal boulevard (both sides of the hall) |
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Me |
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More humongous sculpture |
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And now in the wonderful Islamic art section; an in-laid wood ceiling, said to be from Alhambra |
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Part of a wall with reliefs |
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And carpets and other stuff...pretty overwhelming |
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