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- 5.94.5/5108 Review"Troy is today Turkey's Chisalik, located in the southeast of the Dardanelles Strait in Asia Minor. The Troy archaeological site is of great significance for understanding the critical period of early European civilization development. And, thanks to its profound influence on Homer's Iliad creative arts for more than two centuries, Troy has become more culturally important, with its more than 4,000-year history as one of the world's most famous archaeological sites."Tevfikiye Koyu>100km from IstanbulHighlights: The archaeological site of Troy, located in Sisallik, 40 kilometers south of the main port of Canakkale in Turkey's Dardanelles, is the result of a great nineteenth-century archaeological excavation. Today's archaeological site is nothing like the mud-covered hills that were first excavated. Today, it is turned into an archaeological site park, which can be visited on foot. The huge wooden horse reconstructed in front of the entrance of the scenic spot has become one of the important cultural landscapes in Turkey, attracting thousands of tourists from all over the world every year. Archaeologists discovered the ruins of Troy city in 9 periods from 3000 BC to 400 AD in the stratum up to 30 meters deep, and found the temple of Athena, the conference hall, Ruins of markets and theaters, etc. Although these buildings have collapsed and fallen, but judging from the remaining walls and stone pillars, they are quite majestic. There are castles from 2600 BC to 2300 BC, with a diameter of more than 120 meters, and there are palaces and other buildings in the city. In a royal treasury, many gold and silver jewelry and bronzes were found, and the pottery was mainly red and brown. In addition, stone tools, bone tools and pottery spinning wheels were also unearthed. Since the ruins of each period are layered on top of the previous period, the remaining 12-meter-high ancient city wall can see the characteristics of different periods in different periods. Compared with the 4 meters below, it is soil The top 8 meters are stones, but the stones located at the bottom, dating from 3000 BC, were uneven in size because cutting tools had not been invented at that time. about there. Although the ancient city is already a ruin, the complex terrain is still difficult to figure out. Fortunately, there are signs on the ring road around the periphery of some ruins, which let tourists know what they are seeing. Next to the large wooden horse is the excavation chamber, formerly used by early archaeological groups. Today there are many models and layered drawings on display here, which reproduce what Troy looked like at different times in history, and also contain legends about Troy myths in Western history. Opposite it is the altar garden, which houses a collection of oversized storage tanks and drains. After a corner is the extension of the city wall, where there used to be a two-storey six-phase palace complex, the right side of which is the remnant of an ancient temple, but it is not clear what god is enshrined. Still later, a new temple was built at the same location, dedicated to the gods of Samothrace. Next to this temple is the ruins of Scanmen, which is the scene of the more exciting part of the movie "Troy", where Achilles and Hector duel. Continue to walk along the circular road to reach the Roman Concert Hall and the Conference Hall, which returns to the original starting point. In addition, there is a Trojan horse next to the seaside of Canakkale city. The tightly wrapped Trojan horse stands on the blue sea. Feeling the vicissitudes of history, it is taller, more powerful, more linear, and more real. It seems that it is constantly telling the beautiful legend of that year to passing tourists. If you have time, you may wish to visit it.Show Less
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Some Best Things to Do near Istanbul include:Troy National Park
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Some highly-rated Best Things to Do near Istanbul include:Troy National Park:4.5
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The Best Things to Do near Istanbul are mainly located in:Troy National Park:Tevfikiye Koyu
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