Nemrut Dağı (Mount Nemrut), Turkey ( Unesco World heritage)
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In 62 BC, King Antiochus I of Commagene built a tomb-sanctuary on the mountain top of Mount Nemrut flanked by huge statues 8–9-metre high of himself, two lions, two eagles, and various composite Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes.
The statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them.
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı) is a mountain in southeastern Turkey and 2134 meter high.
In 1987 it was added to the Unesco World Heritage List.
Submitted: 27/05/2025
Accepted: 04/06/2025
Nemrut Dağı (Mount Nemrut), Turkey ( Unesco World heritage)
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
In 62 BC, King Antiochus I of Commagene built a tomb-sanctuary on the mountain top of Mount Nemrut flanked by huge statues 8–9-metre high of himself, two lions, two eagles, and various composite Greek and Iranian gods, such as Heracles-Artagnes-Ares, Zeus-Oromasdes, and Apollo-Mithras-Helios-Hermes.
The statues were once seated, with names of each god inscribed on them.
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud (Turkish: Nemrut Dağı) is a mountain in southeastern Turkey and 2134 meter high.
In 1987 it was added to the Unesco World Heritage List.
Submitted: 27/05/2025
Accepted: 04/06/2025