Place to see: Pergamon, Bergama, Turkey

Pergamon Temple

Pergamon Temple by Karen Kindler

The remnants of the Pergamon temple complex north of Izmir, Turkey. The bulk of the complex was transported to Berlin a century ago and is on display in the Pergamon Museum.

Pergamon Temple
Ancient Pergamon

About this place:

The Greek ruins of the ancient city and temple complex lie on the crest of a hill near modern day Bergama, Turkey.

Postcards about Pergamon:

  • Karen Kindler

    17 January 2008
    From:
    Karen Kindler

    “If I don’t make money this year, I’ll apply for a visa to the states. If I don’t get it, I’ll go to Alaska.” His eyes are bright with dreams, my guide to Pergamon. After 911, tourism died in Izmir. So did many working in it. Suicides. Muslims. He had owned a travel company, was now employed by a former competitor. He’d gone to the Iraq border, worked as an interpreter before the war started. Then the bombs started to fall. He couldn’t bear that. He, a Kurd. Many of them, too. He left. Tried something new. Will keep trying.

Bergama, ?zmir ?li, TR

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Discovered by Karen Kindler
on 16 January 2008.
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