Lastly that day we stopped by the Pergemon Panaorama Museum, across the street from the Bode, still on Museum Island. The Panorama thing is a special installation, a colossal panorama of ancient Pergamum on the day in 129CE when Emperor Hadrian visited the city. Developed in 2011 or so, it has been housed in its present building since 2018. Along with the Panorama are a variety of artifacts from the ancient city. It was interesting and impressive, and historically accurate, by our lights, although those accustomed to Disney production values might not be so impressed.
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| The Panorama fills the cylindrical thing |
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To best view all 360 degrees, one surmounts the special viewing
tower--we rode the lift |
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| Sacrificial area, appropriately bloody |
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| And smoky |
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| Sculptor's workshop |
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| Not sure what these folks are up to |
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| VIP box at the theater |
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| Even then, things were covered in scaffolding |
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In the valley below, the odeon, the circus, and the coliseum, with
awnings extended |
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| Statues painted, as they would have been |
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| Waiting area for future sacrifices |
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| Us, there |
1 comment:
"Us, there!" Too cool!
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