{"id":4762,"date":"2017-03-13T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T16:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.visionpubl.com\/en\/?p=4762"},"modified":"2017-03-13T16:34:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-13T16:34:02","slug":"temple-of-serapis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visionpubl.com\/en\/cities\/pergamon\/temple-of-serapis\/","title":{"rendered":"Temple of Serapis"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Temple of Serapis<\/strong> or Kizil Avlu<\/strong> (Red Hall<\/strong>, thus called because of the color of the bricks) is the most impressive building of the city, and covers an area of 260 x 100 meters<\/strong>.
\nIt is an Eastern-Roman temple<\/strong>, with features of extreme originality, first of all because of its position: its huge rectangular courtyard<\/strong> is set along the course of the River Selinus<\/strong>, which crosses it diagonally, underground, through two large vaulted channels.
\nIts plan is also unusual: the temple itself consists of a central hall<\/strong> on a rectangular plan<\/strong>, closed at the back by a sort of apse.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Photo credits by simonjenkins’ photos<\/a> under CC-BY-SA-2.0<\/p>\n

The building is flanked by two symmetrical side constructions<\/strong> with identical plans, made up of a porticoed courtyard with two basins and a rotunda<\/strong> closed between two rectangular rooms<\/strong>.
\nAnother surprising element for Asia Minor<\/strong> is the material employed: red brick<\/strong>. The sanctuary, dating from the time of Hadrian<\/strong>, was dedicated to the Alexandrine<\/strong> gods and, in particular, Serapis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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